Meaning of aid In English

• 0 help or support:

  • He gets about with the aid of a walking stick.

  • She went to the aid of a man trapped in his car.

  • A woman in the street saw that he was in trouble and came to his aid.

  • teaching aids, such as books and videos

  • A thesaurus is a useful aid to writing.

  • The Vatican has agreed to donate $80,000 in humanitarian/emergency aid to countries affected by the war.

  • About a fifth of the country's income is in the form of foreign/overseas aid.

  • a concert in aid of famine relief

• 1 to help:

  • Huge projects designed to aid poorer countries can sometimes do more harm than good.

  • His excuse for drinking brandy is that it's said to aid digestion.

  • Three auditors were accused of aiding and abetting the men charged with fraud.

• 2 help or support, or something that provides it:

  • [ U ] He gets around with the aid of a cane.

  • [ U ] She went to the aid of a man trapped in his car.

  • [ C ] A good dictionary can be a useful aid to understanding a new language.

  • [ U ] foreign aid

  • [ U ] Aid for the flood victims was on the way.

• 3 money, food, medicine, or other supplies that are sent to people or countries who need them because of a difficult situation:

  • appeal for/ask for/seek aid The government has already appealed for 800,000 tonnes of food aid to feed its starving population.

  • economic/emergency/humanitarian aid

  • get/receive/accept aid Victims of the flood can receive aid at one of the 19 emergency aid stations set up by the state.

  • foreign/international/overseas aid

• 4 help or support:

  • give/provide/send aid to sb Lawmakers say the plan will create 1 million jobs and provide comfort and aid to the poor.

  • come to the aid of sb The Bureau will come to the aid of any homeowners pursuing an insurance claim.

  • government/public/state aid Under the plan, state aid to local businesses would drop by $6.6 million.

• 5 to help or support someone or something:

  • Better training policies and new technologies are aiding disabled people in the workplace.

  • aid in (doing) sth An additional team of contractors was hired to aid in the plant's construction.

• 6 to help someone do something that is illegal:

  • Prosecutors argued that he aided and abetted in illegal drug cultivation and sale.