aid | Lernwerd

Forms

1.Help; assistance; succor, relief.
- He came to my aid when I was foundering.
- An unconstitutional method of obtaining aid.
- Musk said he checked with Trump “a few times” and Trump confirmed he wants to shut down the agency, which dispenses billions in humanitarian aid and development funding annually.
2.A helper; an assistant.
- It is not good that man should bee alone, let vs make vnto him an aide like to himselfe.
3.Something which helps; a material source of help.
- Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
- The human is so poorly designed for aquatic adventures that he cannot even see in the water without artificial aids.
4.An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
- In this parliament was granted to the king for defence against the Scots two aids and two quindecims, the which two aids did not extend over two quindecims.

1.To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
- You speedy helpers […] Appear and aid me in this enterprise.
- Smith is aided in his quest by an elfin, time-jumping alien with psychic powers played by another Coen brothers veteran, A Serious Man star Michael Stuhlbarg.
2.To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.

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From Middle English aide, eide, ayde, from Old French eide, aide, from aidier, from Latin adiūtō, adiūtāre (“to assist, help”).

Cognates include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto.