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P1. to pray (also call, crave) in aid [compare Anglo-Norman aide prier, prier aide (1293 or earlier).]

a. To call on the assistance of (also †for), to make use of, esp. in proving an argument. Now rare.In recent use, when an of-phrase follows, the latter usually denotes the thing which it is desired to assist or defend; cf. quot. 1975 at Phrases 1b.

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1530 St. German's Secunde Dyaloge Doctour & Student vii. f. xx In lyke wyse he maye nat pray in ayde for hym oneles he knowe the praye [1554 prayee] haue good cause of voucher and lyon.

1594 H. Plat Jewell House 40 To drawe..by hand onely, without praying in aide of the same [sc. perspective glass].

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 156 Yet, without praying in Aid of Alchymists, there is a manifest Image of this, in the ordinarie course of Nature.

1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 316 The Bishop was forced to crave in aid of the King to make good the Title.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) A City or Corporation, holding a Fee-farm of the King, may Pray in Aid of him; if any thing be demanded of them relating thereto.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xx. 300 In real actions also the tenant may pray in aid, or call for assistance of another, to help him to plead.

1885 18th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Missouri 29 Moved by Mr. Eshbaugh that the President and Secretary be made the Legislative Committee, with authority to call in aid of others at the expense of the Board.

1945 Mod. Law Rev. 8 217 The question for determination is not whether a prisoner can pray in aid of the provisoes.

b. Esp. Law: to ask for the assistance of (a person or thing) in pleading a case; to use (a fact, law, etc.) in one's defence (cf. 5).

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?1539 King Henry VIII Let. in Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation (1679) 366 My simple judgment alone, which indeed doth not much use (tho not the wisest) to call in aid, the judgments of other learned Men.

1592 Acts Privy Council (1901) XXII. 288 In case of need to crave in aid the Justices of Peace and other publique officers neer adjoyning.

1609 T. Heywood tr. Sallust Hist. Warre of Iugurth xi. 39 in tr. Sallust Two Worthy & Notable Hist. Not foreslowing to leuy new supplies, and to pray in ayd the Italians and their associates.

1696 J. Tyrrell Gen. Hist. Eng. I. p. xcix When he writes next upon this Subject, he will please to crave in Aid some Gentlemen of the Long Robe of his Opinion, to help him to answer this Argument of Mr. Lambard.

1724 Hist. Reg. No. 36. 333 These Post-Office Clerks are forc'd to call in Aid, a Messenger and a Servant, to fix the Hand-writing of the Letters they produce.

1790 C. Durnford & E. H. East Rep. Cases King's Bench 3 596 The relator cannot call in aid the affidavit in answer to this rule.

1810 G. Crabbe Borough x. 136 Then may you call in aid the moderate Glass, But let it slowly and unprompted pass.

1891 Times 10 Feb. 14/2 Perhaps I am indulging too largely in mere personal assertions. Let me therefore pray in aid an independent authority.

1927 Observer 8 May 16/2 Imagination craves the wireless in aid.

1975 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 69 1428/2 His attempt to pray in aid of it the moral philosophical cleavage between is and ought.

1995 Jrnl. Afr. Law 39 137 A court would have to call in aid the traditional tools of assessing credibility such as the demeanour of the witness when confronted with his inconsistent statement.

P2. with the aid of: by means of, with the help of, using (the thing specified). Also in negative construction without the aid of: without the use or help of.

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a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. iii. 145 New Honors come vpon him Like our strange Garments, cleaue not to their mould, But with the aid of vse.

1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle iv. i. 44 Like a Diamond in his Native Rock, you shine without the aid of Art or Flattery.

1747 J. Wesley Primitive Physick p. iv The seeds of..Sickness and Death, are now lodged in our inmost substance: Whence a thousand Disorders continually spring, even without the aid of External Violence.

1816 Times 21 Nov. 2 The Shropshire Whistler, who performs with the mouth, without the aid of any machinery or trickery, the most favourite airs, after the manner of the voice flute.

1906 Mrs. Beeton's Bk. Househ. Managem. (rev. ed.) 899 There are two ways of making a flan without the aid of a ring.

1992 Playboy July 10/3 Through the technology of cyberspace, man will..have the ability to manipulate..his environment with the aid of the computer.

2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard xiii. 162 They reach Haiti by dead reckoning—without the aid of stars or navigational instruments.

P3. in aid of.

a. In support of (a cause or charity); esp. with reference to the raising of funds.

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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > in support of [phrase]

in aid of1728

1728 Hist. Reg. No. 51. 178 That..his Majesty be impower'd to issue and apply any Sum not exceeding Ten thousand Pounds.., in Aid of the Fund appointed for the Support of the Royal Hospital of Greenwich.

1756 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 658/2 The trustees of the Foundling Hospital were ordered to lay before the house an account how the money granted last sessions in aid of that charity, had been expended.

1777 C. Caraccioli Life Ld. Clive III. 164 A considerable sum..contributed privately by gentlemen in the civil service, in aid of the military cause.

1837 Playbill in M. Morley Old Marylebone Theatre (1960) 20 A Benefit will take place in Aid of the Funds of the New Alms Houses.

1860 S. S. Hennell (title) Thoughts in aid of faith.

1881 W. S. Gilbert Patience i. 19 In aid—in aid of a deserving charity, I've put myself up to be raffled for!

1915 Times 22 Oct. 11/3 Queen Alexandra..was present at the Empire Theatre matinée in Aid of the British Red Cross Society.

1950 S. Ertz Prodigal Heart xii. 210 A recent ‘Bring and Buy’ bazaar in aid of the Crippled Boys' Home.

2004 Jewish Chron. 26 Mar. 34/1 Jewish students at Leeds University took to the catwalk in aid of charity last Tuesday.

b. British colloquial. About, concerned with. Frequently in what's this (also that) in aid of?: ‘what is the meaning or purpose of this?’, ‘what is this all about?’

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the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning

forasmuch1297

as to1340

as fora1393

nentesa1400

accordingc1430

as respects1543

in (also with) relation to1551

relatively1609

quoad1622

referently1650

on, upon the score (of)1651

on account of1653

schetically1678

with a view to1692

apropos1749

as regards1797

in the matter of1881

in aid of1918

wise1942

the world > relative properties > relationship > in relation to [phrase] > what does this relate to

what's this (also that) in aid of?1918

1918 Punch 20 Nov. 332 (caption) Oh Mother,..they've given us a whole holiday to-day in aid of the war.

a1935 T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) ii. xiii. 135 The hut lights were on and he had brought me a tin of tea and a hot sausage roll. ‘Scran up!’ he called... ‘What's all this in aid of?’ I asked, stupidly.

1956 ‘M. Innes’ Old Hall, New Hall viii. 70 He couldn't quite make out what Olivia's questions and speculations were in aid of.

1987 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder the Third in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 241/1 So what was the chicken impression in aid of?

2005 C. Cleave Incendiary 165 It was only a small rubber boat with 2 coppers in short-sleeve shirts. I don't know what they were in aid of.

单词	in aid of
释义	> as lemmas in aid of Phrases P1. to pray (also call, crave) in aid [compare Anglo-Norman aide prier, prier aide (1293 or earlier).] a. To call on the assistance of (also †for), to make use of, esp. in proving an argument. Now rare.In recent use, when an of-phrase follows, the latter usually denotes the thing which it is desired to assist or defend; cf. quot. 1975 at Phrases 1b. ΚΠ 1530 St. German's Secunde Dyaloge Doctour & Student vii. f. xx In lyke wyse he maye nat pray in ayde for hym oneles he knowe the praye [1554 prayee] haue good cause of voucher and lyon. 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 40 To drawe..by hand onely, without praying in aide of the same [sc. perspective glass]. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 156 Yet, without praying in Aid of Alchymists, there is a manifest Image of this, in the ordinarie course of Nature. 1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 316 The Bishop was forced to crave in aid of the King to make good the Title. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) A City or Corporation, holding a Fee-farm of the King, may Pray in Aid of him; if any thing be demanded of them relating thereto. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xx. 300 In real actions also the tenant may pray in aid, or call for assistance of another, to help him to plead. 1885 18th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Missouri 29 Moved by Mr. Eshbaugh that the President and Secretary be made the Legislative Committee, with authority to call in aid of others at the expense of the Board. 1945 Mod. Law Rev. 8 217 The question for determination is not whether a prisoner can pray in aid of the provisoes. b. Esp. Law: to ask for the assistance of (a person or thing) in pleading a case; to use (a fact, law, etc.) in one's defence (cf. 5). ΚΠ ?1539 King Henry VIII Let. in Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation (1679) 366 My simple judgment alone, which indeed doth not much use (tho not the wisest) to call in aid, the judgments of other learned Men. 1592 Acts Privy Council (1901) XXII. 288 In case of need to crave in aid the Justices of Peace and other publique officers neer adjoyning. 1609 T. Heywood tr. Sallust Hist. Warre of Iugurth xi. 39 in tr. Sallust Two Worthy & Notable Hist. Not foreslowing to leuy new supplies, and to pray in ayd the Italians and their associates. 1696 J. Tyrrell Gen. Hist. Eng. I. p. xcix When he writes next upon this Subject, he will please to crave in Aid some Gentlemen of the Long Robe of his Opinion, to help him to answer this Argument of Mr. Lambard. 1724 Hist. Reg. No. 36. 333 These Post-Office Clerks are forc'd to call in Aid, a Messenger and a Servant, to fix the Hand-writing of the Letters they produce. 1790 C. Durnford & E. H. East Rep. Cases King's Bench 3 596 The relator cannot call in aid the affidavit in answer to this rule. 1810 G. Crabbe Borough x. 136 Then may you call in aid the moderate Glass, But let it slowly and unprompted pass. 1891 Times 10 Feb. 14/2 Perhaps I am indulging too largely in mere personal assertions. Let me therefore pray in aid an independent authority. 1927 Observer 8 May 16/2 Imagination craves the wireless in aid. 1975 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 69 1428/2 His attempt to pray in aid of it the moral philosophical cleavage between is and ought. 1995 Jrnl. Afr. Law 39 137 A court would have to call in aid the traditional tools of assessing credibility such as the demeanour of the witness when confronted with his inconsistent statement. P2. with the aid of: by means of, with the help of, using (the thing specified). Also in negative construction without the aid of: without the use or help of. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. iii. 145 New Honors come vpon him Like our strange Garments, cleaue not to their mould, But with the aid of vse. View more context for this quotation 1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle iv. i. 44 Like a Diamond in his Native Rock, you shine without the aid of Art or Flattery. 1747 J. Wesley Primitive Physick p. iv The seeds of..Sickness and Death, are now lodged in our inmost substance: Whence a thousand Disorders continually spring, even without the aid of External Violence. 1816 Times 21 Nov. 2 The Shropshire Whistler, who performs with the mouth, without the aid of any machinery or trickery, the most favourite airs, after the manner of the voice flute. 1906 Mrs. Beeton's Bk. Househ. Managem. (rev. ed.) 899 There are two ways of making a flan without the aid of a ring. 1992 Playboy July 10/3 Through the technology of cyberspace, man will..have the ability to manipulate..his environment with the aid of the computer. 2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard xiii. 162 They reach Haiti by dead reckoning—without the aid of stars or navigational instruments. P3. in aid of. a. In support of (a cause or charity); esp. with reference to the raising of funds. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > in support of [phrase] in aid of1728 1728 Hist. Reg. No. 51. 178 That..his Majesty be impower'd to issue and apply any Sum not exceeding Ten thousand Pounds.., in Aid of the Fund appointed for the Support of the Royal Hospital of Greenwich. 1756 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 658/2 The trustees of the Foundling Hospital were ordered to lay before the house an account how the money granted last sessions in aid of that charity, had been expended. 1777 C. Caraccioli Life Ld. Clive III. 164 A considerable sum..contributed privately by gentlemen in the civil service, in aid of the military cause. 1837 Playbill in M. Morley Old Marylebone Theatre (1960) 20 A Benefit will take place in Aid of the Funds of the New Alms Houses. 1860 S. S. Hennell (title) Thoughts in aid of faith. 1881 W. S. Gilbert Patience i. 19 In aid—in aid of a deserving charity, I've put myself up to be raffled for! 1915 Times 22 Oct. 11/3 Queen Alexandra..was present at the Empire Theatre matinée in Aid of the British Red Cross Society. 1950 S. Ertz Prodigal Heart xii. 210 A recent ‘Bring and Buy’ bazaar in aid of the Crippled Boys' Home. 2004 Jewish Chron. 26 Mar. 34/1 Jewish students at Leeds University took to the catwalk in aid of charity last Tuesday. b. British colloquial. About, concerned with. Frequently in what's this (also that) in aid of?: ‘what is the meaning or purpose of this?’, ‘what is this all about?’ ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning forasmuch1297 as to1340 as fora1393 nentesa1400 accordingc1430 as respects1543 in (also with) relation to1551 relatively1609 quoad1622 referently1650 on, upon the score (of)1651 on account of1653 schetically1678 with a view to1692 apropos1749 as regards1797 in the matter of1881 in aid of1918 wise1942 the world > relative properties > relationship > in relation to [phrase] > what does this relate to what's this (also that) in aid of?1918 1918 Punch 20 Nov. 332 (caption) Oh Mother,..they've given us a whole holiday to-day in aid of the war. a1935 T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) ii. xiii. 135 The hut lights were on and he had brought me a tin of tea and a hot sausage roll. ‘Scran up!’ he called... ‘What's all this in aid of?’ I asked, stupidly. 1956 ‘M. Innes’ Old Hall, New Hall viii. 70 He couldn't quite make out what Olivia's questions and speculations were in aid of. 1987 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder the Third in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 241/1 So what was the chicken impression in aid of? 2005 C. Cleave Incendiary 165 It was only a small rubber boat with 2 coppers in short-sleeve shirts. I don't know what they were in aid of. extracted from aidn. < as lemmas
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