aid
verb (used with object)
to provide support for or relief to; help.
was aiding
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past progressiveof aid.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In April, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was asked in a Senate hearing whether Russia was aiding Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But instead of encountering ghosts like in the surrealist novel, he was aiding actors like Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, who plays Páramo, in expressing the feelings Juan Rulfo penned nearly 70 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
Firefighters said on Saturday that a drop in wind was aiding their efforts to control the blaze but that the flames and embers continued to blow toward the city.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
The complaint alleged that officials at parent company Google were aware its technology was aiding the group.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
He had been balked at every turn he'd taken against this red-headed girl, and instead of helping him, Deforrest was aiding her.
From The Secret of the Storm Country by Lucius W. Hitchcock
