aid

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From Old French aïde, from Latin adiuvō (to assist, help).

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Singular
aid

Plural
aids

aid (plural aids)

  1. Help assistance; succor, relief.
    • 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. (British) A historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort
  5. (British) 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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From Old French aïder (modern aider), from Latin adjutare, frequentative of adjuvare "to assist".

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Infinitive
to aid

Third person singular
aids

Simple past
aided

Past participle
aided

Present participle
aiding

to 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.
    • You speedy helpers... Appear and aid me in this enterprise. - Shakespeare
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