Aid
Definitions
- Help; assistance; succor, relief.
- Initialism of artificial insemination by donor.
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Acronym of Agency for International Development. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- A helper; an assistant.
- Something which helps; a material source of help.
- An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
- An exchequer loan.
- A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
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The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse. countable, in-plural
Equivalents
Examples
“He came to my aid when I was foundering.”
“An unconstitutional method of obtaining aid.”
““[…] it is not fair of you to bring⟳ against mankind double⟳ weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind⟳ suited to problems which men have⟳ been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.””
“Musk said he checked with Trump “a few times” and Trump confirmed he wants to shut⟳ down the agency, which dispenses billions in humanitarian aid and development funding annually.”
“It is not good that man should bee alone, let⟳ vs make⟳ vnto him an aide like⟳ to himselfe.”
“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.”
“The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone[…]. Scribes, illuminators, and scholars held such stones directly over manuscript pages as an aid in seeing what was being written, drawn, or read⟳.”
“In this parliament was granted to the king for defence against the Scots two aids and two quindecims, the which two aids did not extend⟳ over two quindecims.”
“Suddenly, the general's aid entered the room and walked in a straight line, coming to a halt in front of the desk, standing at attention, waiting for the general to recognize him, allowing the aid to speak⟳.”
“Here is the first book to thoroughly look⟳ at topics such as the social and personal aspects of lesbian motherhood; the implications of AID; and how children feel⟳ about growing up with lesbian mothers.”
“The first such title, according to a review⟳ by Christopher Sagers, a law professor at Cleveland–Marshall College of Law, was the 1950 Act for International Development, or AID.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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