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AID
1[eyd]
noun
the division of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency that coordinates the various foreign aid programs with U.S. foreign policy: established in 1961.
AID
2abbreviation
American Institute of Decorators.
American Institute of Interior Designers.
British.artificial insemination donor. Also A.I.D.
aid
3[eyd]
verb (used with object)
to provide support for or relief to; help.
to aid the victims of the fire.
to promote the progress or accomplishment of; facilitate.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
to give help or assistance.
noun
help or support; assistance.
Synonyms: , , ,a person or thing that aids or furnishes assistance; helper; auxiliary.
Ѳè.aids,
Also called natural aids.the means by which a rider communicates with and controls a horse, as the hands, legs, voice, and shifts in weight.
Also called artificial aids.the devices used by a rider to increase control of a horse, as spurs, whip, and martingale.
a payment made by feudal vassals to their lord on special occasions.
English History.(after 1066) any of several revenues received by a king in the Middle Ages from his vassals and other subjects, limited by the Magna Charta to specified occasions.
aid
1/ ɪ /
verb
to give support to (someone to do something); help or assist
(tr) to assist financially
noun
assistance; help; support
a person, device, etc, that helps or assists
a teaching aid
Also: artificial aid.mountaineering any of various devices such as piton or nut when used as a direct help in the ascent
(in medieval Europe; in England after 1066) a feudal payment made to the king or any lord by his vassals, usually on certain occasions such as the marriage of a daughter or the knighting of an eldest son
informalin support of; for the purpose of
AID
2abbreviation
acute infectious disease
artificial insemination (by) donor: former name for Donor Insemination (DI)
Aid
3combining form
denoting a charitable organization or function that raises money for a cause
Band Aid
Ferryaid
Confusables Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- aider noun
- aidful adjective
- aidless adjective
- unaided adjective
- unaidedly adverb
- unaiding adjective
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of AID1
Origin of AID2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of AID1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Palestinians are reported to have been killed and wounded in another shooting as they gathered near an aid distribution site in central Gaza.
Many of those waiting to pick up aid may not know that the distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation - backed by Israel and the US - are closed until Sunday.
This has only added to the confusion that has increasingly surrounded the delivery of aid in Gaza, with each day seeing incidents in which people are shot at by Israeli troops or local gunmen.
Aid supplies and the internet are vital for people in Gaza - the current lack of both lifelines is rendering their plight even more desperate.
Large numbers of Palestinians appear to be staying near the aid distribution sites - one in the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza and three others further south - so that they will be ready to get hold of food parcels when and if they are opened.
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