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[eɪd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- help, typically of a practical nature
(e.g: he saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid)
- a grant of subsidy or tax to a king or queen
Phrases:
- in aid of
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Old French aide (noun), aidier (verb), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards’ + juvare ‘to help’
[eɪd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something
(e.g: women were aided in childbirth by midwives)
Phrases:
- in aid of
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Old French aide (noun), aidier (verb), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards’ + juvare ‘to help’
[], (Abbreviation)
Definitions:
- artificial insemination by donor
- Agency for International Development
Phrases:
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