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noun

Definition of aidnext
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as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person Jack is his mother's preferred aid in the kitchen, as his sister Janice is clumsy when it comes to chopping and peeling

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as in benefit
a thing that helps a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles

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as in assistance
an act or instance of helping the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases

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aid

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verb

ˈād How to pronounce aid (audio)
as in to assist
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end sought to aid her in her search for a dachshund puppy by looking online

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Recent Examples of aid
Noun
For instance, sources said the office was investigating allegations that disaster aid workers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency had skipped over houses that displayed signs supporting Trump during the 2024 election. — J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025 Israel has barred the import of food, fuel, medicine and humanitarian aid since the beginning of March. — Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
In addition to aiding in disease management, winter wheat and rye are great soil builders. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025 The current junta similarly blocked relief in 2023 after Cyclone Mocha, denying visas to aid workers and holding up aid packages in customs. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aid
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  2. benefit
  3. assistance
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  5. assistant
  6. advantage
  7. help
  8. apprentice
Noun
  • Even former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is attracting a challenger — Saikat Chakrabarti, a 39-year-old former aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — though attempts to primary the Democratic powerhouse have failed over the last few cycles.
    — Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
  • School board President Sean Harden, who was appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, delayed a vote on a budget amendment last Thursday that would have opened the door for a borrowing scenario to cover both costs proposed by Johnson’s top aides.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of aide
Noun
  • And sticking with the 2025 standard next year could put benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans at risk, Ghertner said.
    — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • How to Have a Healthier Relationship With Alcohol Christopher Kahler, PhD, a professor of behavioral and social sciences and director of Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, stresses that reducing drinking lowers health risk, and can have other mental and physical benefits.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of benefit
Noun
  • Bentonville police were able to access Hensley's cellphone with the assistance of his family and friends, and a witness provided details regarding fentanyl purchases involving Hill, the affidavit states.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Document the encounter and seek assistance as soon as possible.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of assistance
Verb
  • Aleksander Barkov assists on both Reinhart goals to increase his total to 51 on the season.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Images circulating on social media, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed dozens of people leaving the premises, with some assisting patients on hospital beds.
    — Nidal al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of assist
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  • In October, Microsoft added support for Anthropic’s Sonnet model in its GitHub Copilot assistant, and weeks later, some programmers reported that Cursor was preferable to Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Now, Amy Borghesi is charged with stealing cash from school fundraisers throughout her two-year employment as an administrative assistant at Murphy Elementary School, according to school officials and court documents filed on April 15.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • Those who embrace these technologies now will likely find themselves with a considerable advantage in the increasingly competitive digital landscape.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • And Osceola will continue to have homecourt advantage in the Finals against Stockton.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of advantage
Noun
  • But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.
    — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.
    — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2023
Definition of help
Noun
  • The facility has an on-site training school, which welcomes groups of 10 apprentices at a time and also provides on-the-job training for existing employees, who are 82 percent female and range in age from 18 to 65.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • No poaching, only growing Earlier this month, Villasenor started working as a technician apprentice at Gene Butman Ford in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
    — Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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