aid
verb/eɪd/
/eɪd/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they aid | /eɪd/ /eɪd/ |
| he / she / it aids | /eɪdz/ /eɪdz/ |
| past simple aided | /ˈeɪdɪd/ /ˈeɪdɪd/ |
| past participle aided | /ˈeɪdɪd/ /ˈeɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form aiding | /ˈeɪdɪŋ/ /ˈeɪdɪŋ/ |
- to help somebody/something to do something, especially by making it easier synonym assist
- aid in something The test is designed to aid in the diagnosis of various diseases.
- aid in doing something The research has aided in developing new drugs.
- aid somebody/something The charity was established to aid hurricane victims.
- The investigation was greatly aided by the fact that the house was equipped with CCTV cameras.
- They were accused of aiding his escape.
- aid somebody to do something They were accused of aiding him to escape.
- aid somebody/something in something They were accused of aiding him in his escape.
- aid somebody/something in doing something The strategy can aid teachers in dealing with disruptive behaviour.
- aid somebody with something Words will be displayed around the room to aid students with spelling.
Extra Examples- The new test should aid in the early detection of the disease.
- This feature is designed to aid inexperienced users.
- Aided by heat and strong winds, the fire quickly spread.
- Computers can be used to aid in management decision-making.
- The dolphin's skin is designed to aid maximum swimming efficiency.
- The government has promised to aid and support the new venture.
- Each group is aided by a tutor or consultant.
- Candidates are aided by volunteers who do doorstep canvassing.
- aid something to help or encourage something to happen
- New drugs are now available to aid recovery.
- Some perfumes aid restful sleep.
- Peppermint aids digestion.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French aide (noun), aidier (verb), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards’ + juvare ‘to help’.
Idioms
See aid in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee aid in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishaid and abet
- (law) to help somebody to do something illegal or wrong
- She stands accused of aiding and abetting the crime.
- He was charged with aiding and abetting the robbers.
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