Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)Help; assistance; succor, relief.

    He came to my aid when I was foundering.

    Hilfe

    по́мощьpómoščʹ

    допомо́гаdopomóha, по́мічpómič

  2. (countable)A helper; an assistant.

    Helfer

    помо́щникpomóščnik

    помічни́кpomičnýk

  3. (countable)Something which helps; a material source of help.

    Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.

    Hilfe, Hilfsmittel

    gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause

  4. (UK, countable)An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.

  5. (UK, countable)An exchequer loan.

  6. (countable)A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.

  7. (countable, in the plural)The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.

Examples

362 sentences
  1. We've got a first aid kit.

    У нас є аптечка.

    ruУ нас есть аптечка.

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  2. She came to my aid.

    Вона прийшла мені на допомогу.

    ruОна пришла мне на помощь.

    deSie kam mir zu Hilfe.

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  3. I need first aid.

    Мені потрібна перша допомога.

    ruМне нужна первая медицинская помощь.

    deIch brauche Erste Hilfe.

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  4. Can you give him first aid?

    ruТы можешь оказать ему первую помощь?

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  5. I'm pretty good at first aid.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
help; succor; assistance; relief:
a person that promotes or helps in something being done; a helper:
Русский
By meaning 2
help; succor; assistance; relief:
a person that promotes or helps in something being done; a helper:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
help; succor; assistance; relief:
a person that promotes or helps in something being done; a helper:
something which helps; a material source of help:

Origin

From Middle English aide, eide, ayde, from Old French eide, aide, from aidier, from Latin

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.

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Forms

plural: aids
Singularaid
Pluralaids

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

31 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • first aid kit
  • aid kit
  • first aid
  • hearing aid
  • a hearing aid
  • the first aid
  • band aid
  • financial aid
  • a first aid

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aid — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto