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aid
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- pronunciation:
- eId
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
aids, aiding, aided |
| definition: |
When you aid someone, you help them.
Some neighbors and police aided the family whose house was on fire.- synonyms:
- assist, help
- antonyms:
- hamper, injure
- similar words:
- accommodate, benefit, further, hand, serve, support, uphold
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| related words: |
help, promote, prompt |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you give someone aid, you give them help that they need.
After her operation, she was glad to have the aid of her family and friends.- synonyms:
- assistance, hand, help, relief
- similar words:
- service, support
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| definition 2: |
An aid is a person or thing that helps.
My grandmother is getting a hearing aid so she can hear better.Mariana was a nice aid to her father when he was sick and had to stay in bed.- synonyms:
- aide, assistant, help, helper
- antonyms:
- obstacle
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| related words: |
benefit, charity |
The words aid and aide sound alike but have slightly different meanings. A person who helps is called an "aide," not an "aid."
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