aid

[US]/eɪd/
[UK]/eɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. help, assist
n. help, assistance, rescue

Phrases & Collocations

first aid

medical aid

financial aid

humanitarian aid

provide aid

give aid to

aid in

foreign aid

legal aid

in aid of

hearing aid

mutual aid

international aid

economic aid

teaching aid

emergency aid

grinding aid

filter aid

state aid

Example Sentences

sleep with the aid of narcotic

overt aid to the rebels.

the containment of the Aids epidemic.

first aid without the eina.

lend one's aid to a project

Aid to education will increase manyfold.

They aided the poor.

He was a doctor's aid for a time.

a countercyclical federal aid program.

diet and exercise aid healthy skin.

a charity show in aid of Leukaemia Research.

aid to the cut-off troops in the north.

a cut-off of aid would be a disaster.

Real-world Examples

First, notes are an aid to memory.

Source: IELTS Listening

Knowing first aid is crucial for saving lives.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

They had gathered to receive humanitarian aid.

Source: PBS English News

It includes the aid to the opposition.

Source: VOA Standard May 2014 Collection

We're not aiding and abetting a criminal.

Source: Deadly Women

Her family received international aid during the war when she was growing up.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Vladimir Ashurkov is one of Mr. Navalny's aids.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2021

Adams is calling for emergency federal and state aid.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation October 2022

Bangladesh is providing humanitarian aid to the Rohingya refugees.

Source: CRI Online May 2018 Collection

The federal government is giving storm victims new aid.

Source: NPR News November 2012 Compilation

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