aid
Help; assistance; succor, reliefHelp; assistance; succor, relief.
» We've got a first aid kit.
У нас есть аптечка.
У нас є аптечка.
Meaning
7 senses(uncountable)Help; assistance; succor, relief.
He came to my aid when I was foundering.
Hilfe
по́мощьpómoščʹ
допомо́гаdopomóha, по́мічpómič
(countable)A helper; an assistant.
Helfer
помо́щникpomóščnik
помічни́кpomičnýk
(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
(UK, countable)An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
(UK, countable)An exchequer loan.
(countable)A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
(countable, in the plural)The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
Examples
362 sentencesWe've got a first aid kit.
У нас є аптечка. — Anjy
ruУ нас есть аптечка. — odexed
She came to my aid.
Вона прийшла мені на допомогу. — deniko
ruОна пришла мне на помощь. — Ooneykcall
deSie kam mir zu Hilfe. — Tamy
I need first aid.
Мені потрібна перша допомога. — deniko
ruМне нужна первая медицинская помощь. — Balamax
deIch brauche Erste Hilfe. — MUIRIEL
Can you give him first aid?
ruТы можешь оказать ему первую помощь? — marafon
I'm pretty good at first aid.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English aide, eide, ayde, from Old French eide, aide, from aidier, from LatinFrom 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: aidsSynonyms
10 synonyms- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose:assistassistancehelp
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do:assistancehelp
- gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause:economic aidfinancial aidassistancefinancial assistanceeconomic assistance
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something:careattentiontending
Word family
31 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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