Definition/Meaning of aid

• English - Noun: aid (countable and uncountable, plural aids) (uncountable) Help ; assistance ; succor , relief . He came to my aid when I was foundering. 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC: An unconstitutional method of obtaining aid . (countable) A…
• English - Verb: aid (third-person singular simple present aids, present participle aiding, simple past and past participle aided) (transitive) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist . 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]…
• English - Anagrams: Adi , Dai , DIA , IAD , I'da, Ida
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. 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 . Etymology 2. From Middle English aiden , from Old French eider , aider , aidier , from Latin adiuto , frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”, verb).
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /eɪd/ Rhymes: -eɪd Homophone: aide Homophone: aide