aid.
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
Meaning & usage
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
He came to my aid when I was foundering.
A helper; an assistant.
Something which helps; a material source of help.
Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
An exchequer loan.
A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
Alternative form of aide (“an aide-de-camp”).
The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aide, eide, ayde, from Old French eide, aide, from aidier, from Latin adiūtō, adiūtāre (“to assist, help”). Cognates include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto.
To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aiden, from Old French eider, aider, aidier, from Latin adiuto, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”, verb).
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