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AID

1

[ eyd ]

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. 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

2

abbreviation for

  1. American Institute of Decorators.
  2. American Institute of Interior Designers.
  3. British. artificial insemination donor. Also A.I.D.

aid

3

[ eyd ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to provide support for or relief to; help:

    to aid the victims of the fire.

  2. to promote the progress or accomplishment of; facilitate.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

verb (used without object)

  1. to give help or assistance.

noun

  1. help or support; assistance.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. a person or thing that aids or furnishes assistance; helper; auxiliary.
  3. aids, Ѳè.
    1. 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.
    2. Also called artificial aids. the devices used by a rider to increase control of a horse, as spurs, whip, and martingale.
  4. a payment made by feudal vassals to their lord on special occasions.
  5. 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

  1. to give support to (someone to do something); help or assist
  2. tr to assist financially
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noun

  1. assistance; help; support
  2. a person, device, etc, that helps or assists

    a teaching aid

  3. Alsoartificial aid mountaineering any of various devices such as piton or nut when used as a direct help in the ascent
  4. (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
  5. in aid of informal.
    in support of; for the purpose of
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

AID

2

abbreviation for

  1. acute infectious disease
  2. artificial insemination (by) donor: former name for Donor Insemination (DI)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Aid

3

combining form

  1. denoting a charitable organization or function that raises money for a cause

    Band Aid

    Ferryaid

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Confusables Note

Although the nouns aid and aide both have among their meanings “an assisting person,” the spelling aide is increasingly used for the sense “helper, assistant”: One of the senator's aides is calling. Aide in military use is short for aide-de-camp. It is also the spelling in nurse's aide.
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Derived Forms

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • · noun
  • ·ڳܱ adjective
  • · adjective
  • ܲ·· adjective
  • ܲ···ly adverb
  • ܲ··Բ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of AID1

A(gency for) I(nternational) D(evelopment)

Origin of AID2

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English noun aide, eide, from Anglo-French, Old French aide, derivative of verb aid(i)er, from Latin ū “to help”; adjuvant ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of AID1

C15: via Old French aidier from Latin ū to help, from ܱ to help
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Capitol in their religious regalia reflecting their diverse faith traditions to protest an "immoral proposed budget that would slash essential aid for the most vulnerable to give tax breaks to billionaires."

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Meanwhile, Trump’s wrecking ball against the federal government has hugely damaged, or wiped out, U.S. programs abroad—notably those involving food and medical aid, disaster relief, economic development, cultural exchanges, and the promotion of democracy.

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Beijing had alienated many, especially in the developing world, with the inept technology and corrupt demands of its foreign aid programs; now its emissaries can present it as a better alternative to Trump.

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Spain's neighbours France and Morocco also came to its aid.

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Residents in the southern town of Villanueva de Córdoba came to the aid of passengers stranded on a Ouigo train.

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