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aid

/ aid /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
"he gave me an assist with the housework"
"could not walk without assistance"
"rescue party went to their aid"
"offered his help in unloading"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
self-help facilitation hand helping hand recourse
Derived:
help facilitate assist serve attend to
noun Sense 2
a resource
"visual aids in teaching"
"economic assistance to depressed areas"
Type of:
resource
Derived:
help facilitate assist
noun Sense 3
a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause
Type of:
gift
Kinds of:
scholarship fellowship foreign aid grant grant-in-aid
verb Sense 4
improve the condition of
"These pills will help the patient"
Type of:
better improve amend
Kinds of:
bring around cure heal benefit do good
Derived:
care attention tending assistance help
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 5
the work of caring for or attending to someone or something
"no medical care was required"
"the old car needed constant attention"
Type of:
work
Kinds of:
hair care haircare hairdressing maternalism babysitting
Derived:
tend help attend take care look
verb Sense 6
give help or assistance; be of service
"Everyone helped out during the earthquake"
"Can you help me carry this table?"
"She never helps around the house"
Type of:
support back up
Kinds of:
facilitate ease alleviate serve attend to
Derived:
assistance help assistant helper supporter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

activity self-help facilitation hand helping hand recourse resource gift scholarship fellowship foreign aid grant