aid

aid1 [ eıd ] noun **

1. ) uncount money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood:

economic/medical aid: The UN provided emergency economic aid to the refugees.

foreign/overseas/international aid: She said the government should spend more on foreign aid.

a ) money that a government gives to a person, group, or organization that it wishes to help:

financial aid for small businesses

2. ) uncount help with doing something:

enlist/seek the aid of someone (=try to get someone's help): The police tried to enlist the aid of the public in solving the crime.

come/go/hurry/rush to someone's aid (=come to help someone): A passer-by heard her screams and rushed to her aid.

with the aid of something: Chromosomes can be seen with the aid of a microscope.

The pupils created the wall painting with the aid of a local artist.

3. ) count something that makes it easier to do something:

aid to: Hypnosis can be an aid to giving up smoking.

teaching/memory/navigation aid: Songs can be very useful as memory aids.

4. ) AMERICAN another spelling of aide

in aid of BRITISH

1. ) if an event is in aid of an organization or group, it is held to make money to help that organization or group

2. ) SPOKEN used for asking what something is for or why something is happening

aid

aid 2 [ eıd ] verb FORMAL **

1. ) transitive to make it easier for someone to do something:

A list of technical terms is included here to aid the reader.

aid someone in something: He was aided in his research by the fact that Coleridge had kept very detailed records.

a ) intransitive or transitive to help something to happen more easily or with fewer problems:

Gentle exercise aids the circulation of blood around the body.

aid in: Vitamin C aids in the absorption of iron.

2. ) transitive to give money, food, or other help to a country or organization that needs it:

They appealed for more money to aid the homeless.

aid and abet LEGAL

to help someone to commit a crime