Aid Definition

ād
aided, aiding, aids
verb
aided, aiding, aids
To provide assistance, support, or relief to.
Aided the researchers in their discovery; aided the prisoners' attempt to escape.
American Heritage
To give help or relief (to); assist.
Webster's New World
To provide assistance, support, or relief.
Aided in the effort to improve services to the elderly.
American Heritage

To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

Wiktionary
noun
aids
The act or result of helping; assistance.
Gave aid to the enemy.
American Heritage
Help or assistance; esp., financial help.
Webster's New World
Something that provides help, support, or relief, such as money or supplies.
Sent medical aid to the region after the storm.
American Heritage
A helper; assistant.
Webster's New World
Something, such as a device, that provides improvement.
Visual aids such as slides.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Agency for International Development.
Webster's New World
Agency for International Development.
Wiktionary

Origin of Aid

  • Middle English aiden from Old French aider from Latin adiūtāre frequentative of adiuvāre to help ad- to ad- in Indo-European roots iuvāre to help

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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

    From Wiktionary

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