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- Dictionaryaid/ād/
noun
- 1. help, typically of a practical nature: "he saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. help, assist, or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something: "women were aided in childbirth by midwives" Similar Opposite
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noun. 1. a. : the act of helping someone. climbers in need of aid. b. : help given : assistance. providing aid and comfort. specifically : tangible means of assistance (such as money or supplies) government aid.
AID definition: 1. a piece of equipment that helps you to do something: 2. using something to help you: 3. help…. Learn more.
Aid is what you do when you help someone — you come to their aid. Rich countries provide economic aid to poor countries, and if you cut your hand, you'll be looking in the first aid kit for a Band-Aid.
AID meaning: 1. a piece of equipment that helps you to do something: 2. using something to help you: 3. help…. Learn more.
An aid is an object, device, or technique that makes something easier to do. The new law gives authorities a responsibility to provide aids to people with disabilities.
AID definition: to provide support for or relief to; help. See examples of AID used in a sentence.
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. To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist. Wiktionary. Synonyms: assist. help. unclog. remedy. relief. promote. grant. favor. facilitate.
1. The act or result of helping; assistance: gave aid to the enemy. 2. a. Something that provides help, support, or relief, such as money or supplies: sent medical aid to the region after the storm. b. Something, such as a device, that provides improvement: visual aids such as slides. 3. a. An assistant or helper. b. An aide or aide-de-camp. 4.
a : something (such as money, food, or equipment) that is given by a government or an organization to help the people in a country or area where many people are suffering because of poverty, disease, etc.
Definition of aid noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
