aid
to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the victims of the fire.
to promote the progress or accomplishment of; facilitate.
to give help or assistance.
help or support; assistance.
aids, Manège.
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.
Origin of aid
1synonym study For aid
confusables note For aid
Other words for aid
Opposites for aid
Other words from aid
- aid·er, noun
- aid·ful, adjective
- aid·less, adjective
- un·aid·ed, adjective
- un·aid·ed·ly, adverb
- un·aid·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with aid
Other definitions for AID (2 of 3)
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.
Origin of AID
2Other definitions for AID (3 of 3)
American Institute of Decorators.
American Institute of Interior Designers.
British. artificial insemination donor.: Also A.I.D.
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How to use aid in a sentence
Congress has not acted to provide any relief since approving $3 trillion in aid in the spring.
Democrats allege GOP refusal to accept election results is imperiling U.S. coronavirus response as cases, deaths spike | Erica Werner | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostThe new government aid will help the company maintain cash reserves during a prolonged period of decreased demand for air travel.
Treasury emergency aid loan goes to airline backed by Amazon and Apollo, showing government’s long reach | Yeganeh Torbati | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostMcConnell also indicated support shortly after the election for sending additional aid to cities and states, something that has been a central Democratic demand.
Lame-duck Congress and lame-duck president face huge challenges in coming weeks | Erica Werner, Paul Kane, Yasmeen Abutaleb | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostPowell has repeatedly called for more aid from Congress, particularly when it comes to getting direct relief to those in industries most affected by the pandemic, such as restaurants, retail and hospitality.
Fed chief says pace of economic recovery is moderating while pandemic threat looms large | Rachel Siegel | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostMany people faced gaps between the time their $600 emergency benefits lapsed and when their $300 in emergency aid kicked in.
U.S. economy recoups two-thirds of ground lost in first half of year, but there is still far to go | Rachel Siegel, Andrew Van Dam | October 29, 2020 | Washington Post
Next door, a strip mall popped and hissed as unknown accelerants aided in its fiery destruction.
He recounted his own prayers to Mother Cabrini in 1998, which he believes aided him in becoming a U.S. citizen.
By one account, it aided U.S. troops in capturing or killing at least ten of those senior leaders from the battlefield.
Four years later, Bush would be aided by the airing of a video by Osama bin Laden, which dropped just before Election Day.
Brace Yourself: October Election Surprises Surely on the Way | Matt Lewis | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuper PACs have aided both candidates, but Grimes has less dark-money support than McConnell.
Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP | Center for Public Integrity | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe artists of Oosterbeck and Brussels, who were her associates, materially aided her by their encouragement.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementWith three or four more wounds, and the words with which he aided her to die, he finished with her.
Bahadur Shah held out against the vehement urging of his daughter aided now by the counsel of her brothers.
The Red Year | Louis TracyImitation of the ways of their elders doubtless plays a part here, but it is aided by an instinct for adornment.
Children's Ways | James SullyAs the Americans retreated, the insurgents crept up, aided by a mist, to within short range and fired another volley.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for aid (1 of 3)
/ (eɪd) /
to give support to (someone to do something); help or assist
(tr) to assist financially
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
in aid of British informal in support of; for the purpose of
Origin of aid
1Derived forms of aid
- aider, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Aid (2 of 3)
denoting a charitable organization or function that raises money for a cause: Band Aid; Ferryaid
British Dictionary definitions for AID (3 of 3)
acute infectious disease
artificial insemination (by) donor: former name for Donor Insemination (DI)
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