OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8603

aid

/eɪd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
auxilio • ayuda
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
An unconstitutional method of obtaining aid.
He came to my aid when I was foundering.
asistente • ayudante
A helper; an assistant.
It is not good that man should bee alone, let vs make vnto him an aide like to himselfe.
recurso • remedio
Something which helps; a material source of help.
Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
The human is so poorly designed for aquatic adventures that he cannot even see in the water without artificial aids.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 8604

aid

/eɪd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ayudar
To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
Smith is aided in his quest by an elfin, time-jumping alien with psychic powers played by another Coen brothers veteran, A Serious Man star Michael Stuhlbarg.
You speedy helpers […] Appear and aid me in this enterprise.