aid

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From Old French aide, from Latin adiuvō (to assist, help). Cognate include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto

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aid (plural aids)

  1. Help; assistance; succor, relief.
    He came to my aid when I was foundering.
    • An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. - Hallam
  2. The person who promotes or helps in something being done; a helper; an assistant.
    • It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. - Tobit viii. 6
  3. Something which helps; a material source of help.
    The incompetent general's brilliant aid often made priceless suggestions.
  4. (UK) A historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort
  5. (UK) An exchequer loan.
  6. (law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
  7. An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Old French aidier (modern aider), from Latin adiuto, frequentative of adiuvo "to assist".

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aid (third-person singular simple present aids, present participle aiding, simple past and past participle aided)

  1. (transitive) To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
    • Shakespeare
      You speedy helpers [] Appear and aid me in this enterprise.
    • 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, The Onion AV Club:
      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.
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