Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

    helfen

    помога́тьpomogátʹ

    допомога́тиdopomoháty, підтри́муватиpidtrýmuvaty

  2. To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.

More definitions
  • improve the condition of
  • give help or assistance; be of service

Examples

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

    У нас є аптечка. — Anjy

    ruУ нас есть аптечка. — odexed

  2. She came to my aid.

    Вона прийшла мені на допомогу. — deniko

    ruОна пришла мне на помощь. — Ooneykcall

    deSie kam mir zu Hilfe. — Tamy

  3. I need first aid.

    Мені потрібна перша допомога. — deniko

    ruМне нужна первая медицинская помощь. — Balamax

    deIch brauche Erste Hilfe. — MUIRIEL

  4. Can you give him first aid?

    ruТы можешь оказать ему первую помощь? — marafon

  5. I'm pretty good at first aid.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist:
Русский
By meaning 1
to provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist:

Origin

From Middle English aiden, from Old French eider, aider, aidier, from Latin adiuto, freque

From Middle English aiden, from Old French eider, aider, aidier, from Latin adiuto, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”, verb).

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Forms

aids, aiding, aided, aided
Base formaid · to aid
3rd person singularaids
Present participleaiding
Past simpleaided
Past participleaided

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaid
he, she, itaids

Past simpleLesson

all personsaided

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave aided
he, she, ithas aided

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill aid

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • improve the condition of:help
  • give help or assistance; be of service:helpassist

Word family

9 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