Aid Definition
ād
aided, aiding, aids
verb
aided, aiding, aids
To provide assistance, support, or relief to.
Aided the researchers in their discovery; aided the prisoners' attempt to escape.
American Heritage
To give help or relief (to); assist.
Webster's New World
To provide assistance, support, or relief.
Aided in the effort to improve services to the elderly.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
aids
The act or result of helping; assistance.
Gave aid to the enemy.
American Heritage
Help or assistance; esp., financial help.
Webster's New World
Something that provides help, support, or relief, such as money or supplies.
Sent medical aid to the region after the storm.
American Heritage
A helper; assistant.
Webster's New World
Something, such as a device, that provides improvement.
Visual aids such as slides.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Agency for International Development.
Webster's New World
Agency for International Development.
Wiktionary
Origin of Aid
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Middle English aiden from Old French aider from Latin adiūtāre frequentative of adiuvāre to help ad- to ad- in Indo-European roots iuvāre to help
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French aide, from Latin adiuvō (“to assist, help”). Cognate include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto
From Wiktionary
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From Old French aidier (modern aider), from Latin adiuto, frequentative of adiuvo "to assist".
From Wiktionary
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