aid1 nounaid2 verb
aidaid1 /eɪd/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Aid is not getting through to the refugees.
- An Italian aid worker was kidnapped by rebels last month, and still hasn't been released.
- Another harvest has failed, and international aid agencies warn of the threat of mass starvation.
- Each year, the U.S. sends more than $1.8 billion in aid to sub-Saharan Africa.
- The education programme is dependent on foreign aid, and the US Agency for International Development had been approached for funding.
- The Red Cross is delivering aid to the refugees.
- As a result, both candidates for governor are considering earmarking some state aid for salary increases.
- Gore even enlisted the aid of Newt Gingrich, the Speaker of the House.
- He was planning on enlisting the aid of the Association of Racing Commissioners to help get the law amended before next year.
- If you talk loudly, it can be very nasty on a hearing aid.
- It took three years of rehabilitation, but Meidl once again walked without the aid of crutches.
- The draft also provided for additional aid to industry to improve its competitiveness.
- The thesaurus functions not only as a retrieval aid, but also as a reference facility.
THESAURUS
the things you do to make it easier or possible for someone to do something: · Now that I’m working, the kids need to give me more help with the housework.· The book would never have been finished without his help.
help. Assistance is more formal than help, and is used especially about people giving official help: · The police are asking the public for their assistance.· The project received financial assistance from the government.· Thank you very much for your assistance, sir.· He set up the business with the assistance of his two sons.
help. Aidis more formal than help, and is used especially about money, food, medicine etc. that is given to countries or people that are in a very bad situation: · Aid is being sent to areas affected by the earthquake.· The US spends billions of dollars on aid to developing countries.· Another driver stopped and came to his aid.
help and encouragement: · Thanks to everyone who gave us their support.· We could not have won the case without your support.
help – used especially when people, organizations, or countries work together to get things done, and show that they are willing to do this: · a spirit of international cooperation· The cooperation of landowners was needed for the plan to succeed.
extra people, equipment etc that can be used in case people need help: · The officer waited for backup to arrive before making any arrests.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that is given to help people who need it something, especially money that is given to help people: · Any donation, however small, will be gratefully received.· The Famine Appeal has raised more than a million pounds through private donations and fund-raising activities.
money or help given to help the poor, the sick etc: · Many homeless people are too proud to ask for charity.· The organization depends on charity, and on volunteer workers who are prepared to give up their time.
money, food, medicine etc that is given by a government or organization to the people of another country or to people who are in a very difficult situation: · Aid is not getting through to the refugees.foreign/overseas aid: · The education programme is dependent on foreign aid, and the US Agency for International Development had been approached for funding. aid agency (=an organization that brings aid to people in places where there is war, not enough food etc): · Another harvest has failed, and international aid agencies warn of the threat of mass starvation. aid worker (=someone who works for an aid agency): · An Italian aid worker was kidnapped by rebels last month, and still hasn't been released.
money, food etc that is given to someone who is poor - use this especially when you think they should not be given it or should not have to ask for it: · The unemployed need jobs, not government handouts!· She applied for a bank loan because she did not want to depend on her father for handouts.
help that is given · If I need any help I'll call you.· I'm having trouble paying the rent, but I don't want to ask my parents for help.help with · Would you like some help with those suitcases?with help from somebody · We managed to buy the house with a little help from Dave's parents.with the help of somebody/something · With the help of a nicotine patch she was able to quit smoking.get help (=find someone to help you) · You go get help - I'll wait here with the car.
formal something you provide in order to help someone do something: · Patients can usually walk without assistance within a week of the operation.· The federal agency provides assistance to families whose homes were destroyed by flooding.· The company has a toll-free number that offers technical assistance to anyone who needs it.be of assistance: · Our tour guides will be pleased to be of assistance if you have any problems.
informal practical help from someone when something needs to be done: · Everybody needs a hand now and then.a hand with: · I could use a hand with the yard work if you're not busy.lend/give somebody a hand: · Could you give me a hand moving those boxes?
help, especially money, that an organization or country gives to another country or to people who are in a very difficult situation: · Aid is not getting through to the refugees.· Each year, the U.S. sends more than $1.8 billion in aid to sub-Saharan Africa.
equipment, money, or help from other people that is available for you to use when you need it: · I'd like to thank you all for your support in the upcoming election.· Our two company lawyers provide all the legal support we need.
help given to customers of a particular business, by the people who work there: · I thought the service in the pizza place was very good.provide a service: · We knew the shop would never survive if we didn't provide a good service from the minute we opened the doors.
people, equipment etc that are provided to be used if people need help: · This department needs more secretarial and clerical back-up.· Police had to wait for backup to arrive before making any arrests.
something such as praise or advice from other people that helps give someone the confidence and determination to do something: · Children need lots of encouragement when they're learning new things.words of encouragement: · After his speech, he shook hands and offered words of encouragement to people in the crowd. by way of encouragement (=in order to encourage someone): · "But you're doing a great job," he added by way of encouragement.
to help someone to make it easier for someone to do something by doing part of their work, showing them what to do, or giving them something they need: · I'm ready to help. Is there something for me to do?· Dad, I don't understand my homework. Will you help me?· The money will be used to help starving children around the world.help with: · Dan's mother has been great about helping with the kids.help do something: · Warren offered to help clean up the house after the party.help to do something: · Part of the assistant's job is to help to organize conferences and keep the director informed.help somebody do something: · Help me lift this, will you?help somebody to do something: · Her uncle said he would help her to find a job.help somebody with something: · Do you want me to help you with those bags?help somebody into/off/across/down etc (=help someone go somewhere): · "Did you enjoy the trip?" asked Jack, helping her out of the boat.
informal to help someone do something, especially something they have to do in their home such as carrying or lifting things: · Scott is moving Saturday and I promised to lend a hand.give/lend somebody a hand: · Give me a hand and let's see if we can get this box in the car.give/lend a hand with: · Could you give me a hand with the shopping.
formal to help someone do something, especially by doing all the easier or less important things for them so that their job is easier: · Can you do the job alone, or do you want someone to assist you?assist in: · In this position, you will assist in training new employees.assist with: · Some of the guests assisted with the preparation of the food.assist somebody in/with something: · A consultant has been brought in to assist management in restructuring the company.
to help someone by doing something for them that they would normally do themselves: · If you're not feeling well, I'll do the shopping for you.· Did you have someone do your homework for you? It doesn't look like your writing.
British /favor American to do something to help someone, especially a friend or someone you know well: · Could you do me a favour and mail these letters for me?· She's always doing favours for us. The least we can do is help her out now.do somebody a big favour/favor (=help someone a lot): · They did us a big favor by letting us stay there, you know.
to help someone do something, especially because there are not enough people to do all the work: · Their son used to help out in the shop when it was busy.· Organizing the school trip will be a lot of work, so I need some volunteers to help out.help out with: · The kids are always good about helping out with the chores.help somebody out: · While I'm gone, try to help your Mom out, OK?help out somebody: · No need to thank me - I was just glad to help out a friend.
to help someone by doing something for them that they have not asked you to do, because you think they need your help and you want to help them: · She's always happy to do a stranger a good turn.· He did me a good turn when he advised me not to sell my house - it's worth twice as much now.
British /do your part American to do what you can to help in a bad or difficult situation, especially because you think you are expected to do it or that it is your duty: · I've done my bit - now it's up to you.do your bit for: · Brown feels that she's done her part for the Democratic Party.
formal to offer to help someone who is in difficulty and who will not be able to continue without your help: · It took an ambulance 27 minutes to come to the aid of the accident victims.· Many expect the central government to come to the assistance of the ailing industry.
to help a person or group: give help/assistance/support to: · The program gives assistance to unemployed mothers and their children.give somebody help/assistance/support: · My family gave me very little support when I decided to go back to college. · Any kind of help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
ways of saying that something helps you to do something to make it easier for someone to do something or to make a difficult situation easier: · I took a couple of aspirin for my headache, but they didn't help.· The warm weather this spring has certainly helped the farmers.help somebody do something: · All this arguing isn't going to help us win the election.help somebody to do something: · The latest report should help us to evaluate the true benefits of the program.
formal to help someone do something: · They have developed a computerized system that will greatly assist all library users.assist somebody in/with something: · The guide is written to assist consumers in choosing the best insurance plan.
formal to help someone or something achieve something, by making the situation that they are in easier: · The new government grants are intended to aid small businesses.· Our ability to combat organized crime has been aided by our partnership with local police.aid in: · The new equipment has been provided to aid in the diagnosis of liver disorders.
if something is a help , it makes it easier for you to do something, especially something that would be difficult to do without it: · For the teachers, just having more books and equipment would be a help.be a big/great/real help: · Stating your objectives clearly will be a great help in organizing the research.
making it likely to be easier for you to do or achieve something: · If you're looking for a good guidebook, I found this one to be very helpful.· She gave us some helpful advice about renting apartments.helpful in: · Giving the test can be helpful in deciding the best way to treat a patient.it is helpful to do something: · It's helpful to prepare a list of questions before going to an interview.
actions, experiences, changes etc that are beneficial help to improve someone's situation or give them an advantage: · The relationship between the two companies has been mutually beneficial.beneficial to: · Recent studies show that moderate amounts of alcohol are beneficial to health.beneficial effect/impact/result: · There is no evidence that the diet pills have any beneficial effect on weight loss.
something that is a boon happens or is given to you, especially unexpectedly, and makes it much easier for you to do something: · Having a bicycle was a tremendous boon as our house was so far from the village.be a boon to/for: · The current low exchange rates are a boon for exporters.· Increased competition among airlines will prove to be a boon to tourists.
if you do something with the aid of something, especially an object, you need that thing to help you do it: · The bacteria can only be seen with the aid of a high power microscope.· Since the accident he's only been able to walk with the aid of a cane.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + aid
This unit teaches students how to administer first aid. Being given first aid at the scene of the accident probably saved his life. Humanitarian aid is being sent to the refugees. Many banks are offering financial packages for students.
1[uncountable] help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation: · The development of the continent is now dependent on foreign aid.
· If you are on a low income, you may qualify for legal aid.
· The commission said it was ready to provide financial aid to help farmers.
· Israel is the largest recipient of U.S. economic and military aid.
· The capital was in urgent need of food and medical aid.
· The government launched an appeal for emergency food aid for 60,000 people.
(=given to people living in very bad conditions)· Ministers agreed to send humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies.
(=given when there is a disaster, a war etc)· Surrounding countries supplied disaster relief aid.
(=given to help develop poor countries)· It’s one of the poorest countries in the world, but it has received no UN development aid.
verbs· EU Ministers meeting in Belgium agreed to send humanitarian aid.
· The Chinese authorities have asked for aid to help the earthquake victims.
· Ethiopia receives less foreign aid than any other developing country.
· The report stated that some 703,000 people relied on food aid.
(=officially stop aid from continuing, usually for a short time)· Canada will be suspending aid until democracy is restored.
(=stop giving aid)· The US has threatened to cut off aid to the region.· Conditons deteriorated further as western aid was withdrawn.
(also be eligible for aid) (=have the right to be given aid)· The project is eligible for aid from the British Tourist Board.
nouns· International aid agencies launched an appeal for emergency aid.
· Aid workers warned of a worsening situation.
· The sanctions could prevent international aid agencies from delivering food and medicine.
· The UN aid programme provided most of the finance.
Meaning 5adjectives· Many of the older residents wear hearing aids.
(=recorded sounds, pictures, film etc, used to help describe or explain something)· No scientific lecture is ever given without slides or other visual aids.
· teaching aids and resources
· Receive free study aids when you enrol, including a copy of The IDM Marketing Guide worth £95.
(=that help you find the way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another)· navigational aids such as radar
· Fishermen rely primarily on electronic aids for navigation.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Egypt gratefully accepted American economic aid.
This unit teaches students how to administer first aid. (=taking food, clothes, medicine etc to people in disaster areas)· The United Nations aid convoy finally reached the border.
(=money given to help development in poor areas)· Education made up 22.5 percent of development aid last year.
(=things such as food and medicine that are given to people when they are in a very dangerous situation)· The charity made a television appeal for emergency aid to the region.
Being given first aid at the scene of the accident probably saved his life. Humanitarian aid is being sent to the refugees. Many banks are offering financial packages for students. (=help someone to recover)· Although it is not a cure, the drug can aid recovery.
· US troops had helped distribute relief supplies to Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq.
(=move quickly to help someone) One of the young policemen sprang to her assistance.
One of the young policemen sprang to her assistance. (=a piece of equipment that a teacher uses in the classroom)· The school is equipped with modern teaching aids, including interactive whiteboards.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· We have provided valuable economic and humanitarian aid to ease the transition to a market economy.· He warned that no economic aid could be forthcoming until a long-term constitutional solution had been found.· Buchanan has said he would gradually eliminate all foreign economic aid and give only limited assistance in instances of humanitarian disasters.· International support is urgently needed, both in terms of economic aid and political support.
· In accordance with the form in Emergency Plan White, a presidential proclamation extending federal aid was drafted.· It operates under exemptions that allow it to receive federal aid without meeting the same requirements as other states' programs.· Another source of increasing tension in the federal aid system concerned citizen participation in decisionmaking.· Administrative organization is another factor that impeded attempts to acquire federal aid.· To the states' taxpayers who will have to take up the slack as federal aid recedes?· It was an effort to roll back federal aid to the poor across a much broader front.· The fiscal problems of the city, since 1979, have not been attributable to decreases in federal aid.· Counties are also bracing for the brunt of federal welfare reform, expected to mark a significant loss of federal aid dollars.
· The company chose Wrexham partly because of the generous financial aid available.· Fifty students received financial aid ranging from $ 3, 000 to $ 12, 000.· The Guild receives financial aid from the Council, and relies heavily on the enthusiasm and dedication of its members.· Students must contact the community college's financial aid office for an application.· New legislation, the Local Government and Planning Act 1980, changed the basis of financial aid to local government.· Their aim was to see what incentive effects financial aid to poor families would produce.
· And despite lobbying of government and foreign aid agencies in Ouagadougou, there is still nothing but the foundations in place.· Major budget cuts, including foreign aid by 76 percent, defence by 10 percent.· To unblock the well or drill a new one would require a new allocation of foreign aid.· They said their town had been overlooked by foreign aid agencies.· Rich countries increasingly use foreign aid as a lever to promote political pluralism and individual freedoms.
· The resolution refers specifically to detention centres and humanitarian aid.· Baker was reported to have spoken with Bufi about human and political rights and to have promised US$6,000,000 in immediate humanitarian aid.· If the hon. Gentleman is going to talk about humanitarian aid, I hope that he will get his facts right.· Major, for his part, praised Clinton's initiative to airlift humanitarian aid to Bosnia.· We need increased levels of humanitarian and development aid across the region, and the promotion of grassroots peace efforts.· They had refused to pay the toll as they were delivering humanitarian aid.
· While the locals are reassured by international aid and the presence of specialists, they also look to other sources of succour.· Even more worrying, perhaps, is the possibility that international aid may be fuelling the conflict.· This sparked an unprecedented international aid effort.· These have frequently been made in response to pressure from major international aid donors.
· The Government announced on 19 February that it was abandoning its plan to abolish legal aid in asylum cases.· Lord Mackay appeared to rule out an extension of legal aid to cover defamation cases.· The self-certification procedure may also be used to seek legal aid for related proceedings which do not qualify for free legal aid.· No order for costs. Legal aid taxation.· The equation is simple: no contribution, no legal aid; no legal aid, no court case.· Who benefits? Legal aid will be available after this first hearing if warranted and if a not guilty plea is indicated.· He has already done so in respect of civil non-matrimonial legal aid and is considering the responses to that.
· Judge Nina Barkova rejected Pope's request during the trial for international medical aid.· There was no-one in the town whom the lepers could turn to for medical aid.· The initiative is part of Durham's appeal for food and medical aid for the county's twin town of Kostroma.· There is often no teacher, and the nearest medical aid is in the town.· Aid officials and provisional government spokespersons appealed for urgent medical and food aid.· She responded to this outrage with her customary fortitude, refusing medical aid.
· The United States suspended military and economic aid, but such support had been worth only US$16,400,000 in 1990.· Truman did not actually sign the military aid legislation until July 26, 1950.· Eighty-four per cent of the funding will take the form of military aid.· It needed no bayonets to protect it, and required no military aid to execute its judgments.
· Yet on the other hand an agreement had been reached for mutual military aid as early as 1609.· Though such competition frustrated him, Allen poured energies into welfare work, mutual aid, and preaching.· The principles of mutual aid are that members should be involved in a reciprocal supportive role.· First of all, we called it a mutual aid society.· The Co-operative movement was a form of mutual aid with a wider working-class appeal although it also largely excluded the poorest.· They join a rural community life and a society based on mutual aid.· It is a close drawing together of two worlds and is there for mutual aid.· They depend heavily on local mutual aid and are staffed largely by volunteers.
· The quality of Britain's overseas aid programme is second to none.· This was after all, Gerald explained to his wife, how most overseas aid was distributed.· It has to come from the overseas aid budgets of governments.· Preston should ask where the overseas aid will go.· Less than 2 percent of all overseas aid is going to improve communications.· We will close the Defence Export Services Organisation and ensure that overseas aid is not linked in any way to arms purchases.· Homelessness, overseas aid, prison overcrowding, electoral reform and the maintenance of peace are all on the agenda.· A list of thirty measures ranging from recycling resources to doubling overseas aid were proposed.
· Officials take heart that the economy has not collapsed since the withdrawal of Soviet aid.· For two years following October 1936, Soviet aid helped the Republic to fight on.
· Full use should be made of visual aids and internal specialist advice should be taken.· No scientific lecture is ever given without slides or other visual aids, especially if chemical structures are to be shown.· Time-charts and time-lines should become important visual aids.· Without benefit of notes, visual aids, gestures or humor she spoke for ninety oddly mesmerizing minutes.· Any visual aid should be carefully selected and planned to add clarity to the presentation. 2.· As a visual aid to anatomical familiarity, a reference book such as this has undoubted value.· In general, all visual aids were used for a purpose.· By making the most of new visual aid technology.
· Mr Gorbachev endorsed the letter, giving Mr Yavlinsky the authority to negotiate a new reform plan with western aid.· He said he got a positive reaction from council members to his remarks about Western aid but declined to elaborate.· Even though the authorities were unwilling to acknowledge the extent of the disaster, some Western aid was accepted.· Too often the governments that are most genuinely concerned are the ones refused Western aid.· Opposition groups dismissed the constitutional changes as a device to gain Western aid and approval at a time of economic crisis.· With the exception of western humanitarian aid, none of their hopes of an rapid improvement in the economy was fulfilled.· Is he also aware that there is apprehension about the possibility of strings being attached to western aid?· Under what conditions is western aid being given to the former Soviet Union?
NOUN· And despite lobbying of government and foreign aid agencies in Ouagadougou, there is still nothing but the foundations in place.· Increasingly, nongovernmental aid agencies large and small carefully assess security before committing themselves to a country.· He accepts that aid agencies are grappling with highly complex issues.· The aid agencies were starting to sound panicky, as well they might.· Under those circumstances, foreign aid agencies saw a vacuum which they felt themselves able to fill.· Christie was in a group of paedophiles who targeted charities and aid agencies to gain access to children.· They said their town had been overlooked by foreign aid agencies.
· The amount is the equivalent of trebling every wealthy country's aid budget to the third world.· Mr. Townsend Will my right hon. Friend confirm that that excellent facility is not supported from the aid budget?· It has to come from the overseas aid budgets of governments.· The rest, the bilateral aid budget, is spent directly by governments in developing countries.· If the Tories were elected Mr Streeter would double the amount of the bilateral aid budget that goes to the charities.· The value of the investments and exports it backs far outstrips Britain's annual aid budget.
· The statement followed assurances from country's warring factions that they would no longer block aid convoys or distribution.· Gen Morillon was also negotiating with local commanders yesterday to try to get aid convoys moving again in eastern Bosnia.
· The attention of all the principal aid donors is concentrated there.· These have frequently been made in response to pressure from major international aid donors.
· A new cellular phone has been introduced which directly links the car to emergency aid within seconds.· On Monday Britain offered an additional $ 800,000 in emergency aid on top of the $ 2.7m it has already given.· The mock load could be ammunition or supplies for ground troops ... or emergency aid for refugees.
· Will my right hon. Friend do what he can to ensure that they receive that food aid from the United Kingdom?· Objective: Provision of food aid and emergency relief to developing countries.· That means food aid, and it means more painful diplomacy in the search for peace.· As a way of encouraging them to return, food aid to the refugee camps has been withheld since last summer.· I note what the hon. Gentleman said about the siphoning off of food aid.· Others are prioritising programmes such as food aid.· Only 100,000 tonnes of an estimated 500,000 tonnes of food aid required throughout the country had been distributed by early July.
· One student looking still had some time to go before his grant aid ended.· Grant aid: Two historic sites in Whitby are to get grant aid from Scarborough Council.· Newcastle has seen a massive £1.4m in major project grant aid for the construction of a new North stand.· However a letter giving the details of grant aid for 1988 was not available for us until Easter.· Statutory agencies can encourage the establishment of local ethnically focused voluntary organizations by targeting specific grant aid.· Three schemes next to and at Stockton Station will receive grant aid.
· Some venues have an induction loop fitted to assist hearing aid users.· Headphones are not practicable for hearing aid wearers because the proximity of the headphone causes acoustic feedback in the aids.· Similarly, the transistor took decades to become incorporated into commercial products such as hearing aids, navigational instruments and computers.· This room was equipped with an induction loop to transmit sound to people with suitably receptive hearing aids.· This saves explanations, searching for hearing aid and general inconvenience.· The deaf are finding that their hearing aids are amplifying more than just the voices of their friends.· I think he should get a hearing aid - it's easier than shouting all the time.· One thing I had in common with Nigel was our National Health hearing aid.
· Their resettlement was to be assisted by a US$47,000,000 aid package approved by the United States Congress.· But the aid package will not control drugs-because the policy fails to recognize the roots of the conflict.· Yet the aid package passed in an instinctively isolationist Congress with only a modest handful of dissenters.· Foreign relations On Sept. 16 the United Kingdom government announced an aid package to assist in the process of democratization.
· The quality of Britain's overseas aid programme is second to none.· A systematic aid programme might have averted the near-famine and encouraged the North to open faster.· A shrewd aid programme does us a favour.· In the light of that, will she review the aid programme?· Tackling poverty will be the top priority of our aid programme.· A substantial aid programme aimed at promoting sustainable economic and social progress and good government in developing countries will be maintained.· The latter designated special weeks for the production or collection of goods to be contributed to the aid programme.· For those who do say that, it does not reflect the underlying growth in the aid programme.
· Thus the legal aid scheme permits those eligible to take the risk of litigation at the possible expense of the Fund.· Therefore, we consider first the operation of the legal aid scheme.· For the areas of work traditionally offered by lawyers, the legal aid scheme provides very good coverage for the poor.· Compounding the problem were proposals to remove asylum seekers right of access to a solicitor under the legal aid scheme.· The Green Form scheme is the only relevant part of the legal aid scheme and will provide advice only.· The obvious impact of these principles has been to graft the legal aid scheme on to the existing structure of private practice.
· In 1839 the government set up an inspectorate to further central supervision of the way the growing state aid was being spent.· As a result, both candidates for governor are considering earmarking some state aid for salary increases.· However, unlike Nissan, Toyota received no state aid towards its investment, as Derbyshire was not an eligible area.· Lemon involved two appeals about the constitutionality of Pennsylvania and Rhode Island statutes providing state aid to church-related schools.· We have no state aid and individuals such as yourself are the life blood of our conservation work.· There will be no state aid for them.· And Britain's state aid for industry generally falls far short of the sums seen in other countries.· Labour will introduce state aid for political parties and pay salaries to local councillors.
· Now aid workers are trying to ensure the children's own health and welfare.· Diplomats and aid workers say they believe the rebels may take Kisangani within days.· As a volunteer aid worker I was a failure.· Five foreign aid workers were murdered and others came under fire.· Few foreign aid workers have dared to venture into Helmund province.· The United Nations said it was considering evacuating foreign aid workers.· It has expelled aid workers who said more was needed.
VERB· Mike Chittenden staggered in flames into a neighbouring office, where terrified workers doused the flames and administered first aid.· Rolly single-handedly attempted to apprehend the youths, put out the fire and administer first aid to barman Wheeler.· Bandaging Having administered first aid immediately, the next priority is to minimise further damage.
· Her fertile and inventive imagination came to her aid.· Jacinto, her boy friend and one of the soldiers, comes to her aid as she yells for help.· She came to Gentle's aid as soon as he appeared, the exchange between them short and functional: was he badly hurt?· If I was injured, he'd be the first to come to my aid.· It is worth remembering that luck often comes to the aid of the experimenter.· Many ships passed them before Pride of Burgundy, crossing from Calais to Dover, came to their aid.· Again, hidden reserves came to his aid.· It came to her aid, bringing her all the strength she needed.
· The Lord Chancellor's proposals to cut eligibility for legal aid were put forward with no prior consultation.
· The poor are actually giving aid to the rich.· And if one great power gave aid, the other would certainly have to match it.· It also gives especial aid to poorer areas that lost a lot of income in the changeover.· The most striking finding is that individuals which most frequently gave aid are those which most frequently receive it.· Our resources are limited, but we try to give as much aid as possible tot he nascent profession in these countries.· Farmers are also being given access to grant aid to help in setting up extra activities to supplement their farming income.· It is always sensible to avoid contact with blood spillages as much as possible when giving first aid to anyone.
· Their fishing poles are secured in holders on the sides of their wheelchairs, and their hearing aids are turned off.· An old-fashioned kind of hearing aid was called an ear trumpet.· If Lois had to shout in her conscientious efforts, Paul had turned out to be naturally brilliant around hearing aids.· Glover hesitated and then refrained from adjusting his hearing aid.· Too many people talked at once; his hearing aids popped like corn in a pan of oil.· By the time she was 11, she was wearing hearing aids.· They may simply need eyeglasses, hearing aids or even just breakfast.· Margaret became one of the early users of a hearing aid.
· President Clinton is asking Congress to increase federal aid to higher education by more than 50 percent by the year 2002.· Chirac has repeatedly called on the United States to increase aid to developing nations.· High-level ministers have talked openly about increasing aid to agriculture and shifting economic policy from one of stabilization to one of growth.· Everything in the Kennedy record pointed to increased aid to Diem, and nearly everyone in the Kennedy administration supported the decision.
· But still they need the aid.· But they needed other aids, for their teeth and nails could not readily dismember anything larger than a rabbit.· These countries need aid and support to help sort out their main problems ie family planning, health, starvation etc.· Educators also say the size of freshman classes makes it unlikely for professors to know which students most need the new aid.· They may simply need eyeglasses, hearing aids or even just breakfast.· The help of an occupational therapist may be needed to recommend aids and adaptations to help the older person.· The situation is now so critical that the very structure that is needed to use the aid effectively has disintegrated.
· But it provides a powerful aid to the understanding of some of the more baffling political manifestations of our time.· Another part of the response was to provide economic and technical aid to threatened nations.· Northern countries should provide aid to help Southern nations improve their food standards.· Significantly, section five of the amendment allowed Congress to provide military aid, if necessary, to enforce its provisions.· With this in mind a Grammar Development Environment is provided as an aid to the development of a natural language grammar.· It is about how best to provide federal aid for school children, to which children and how much.· Labour mobility programmes are in an important sense different for they provide aid to labour rather than to industry.
· Will my right hon. Friend do what he can to ensure that they receive that food aid from the United Kingdom?· His welfare plan would allow people to receive aid for a maximum of five years over a lifetime.· However, unlike Nissan, Toyota received no state aid towards its investment, as Derbyshire was not an eligible area.· It operates under exemptions that allow it to receive federal aid without meeting the same requirements as other states' programs.· In many cases the acquitted defendant will have been receiving legal aid.· Today the mean yearly income of families of students receiving financial aid, she believes, is approximately $ 36, 000.· Simon receives a sports aid grant of £5,000 this year, which is taxed.· Several states received waivers that tie aid to the recipients' behavior.
· They were also the women who went more and more to seek the aid of psychiatrists and marriage counsellors.· He broached the idea of seeking direct government aid to a neighbor.· The self-certification procedure may also be used to seek legal aid for related proceedings which do not qualify for free legal aid.· She then went to Cortona to seek the aid of the Franciscans, who thereafter became her spiritual fathers.· At the same time, he was totally loyal to Franco and unlikely to seek Allied aid to bring back the monarchy.
Foreign aid from many countries poured into the famine area. convoys delivering humanitarian aid a substantial aid programme He has been granted legal aid (=free legal services).2[uncountable] help that you need to do a particular thingwith/without the aid of something Father Poole walked painfully, with the aid of a stick.3in aid of something in order to help a charity: We’re collecting money in aid of cancer research.4[uncountable] help or advice that is given to someone who needs itcome/go to somebody’s aid (=help someone) I didn’t speak any French, but a nice man came to my aid.5[countable] something such as a machine or tool that helps someone do something: A video is a useful aid in the classroom. a hearing aid6what’s this in aid of? British English spoken used to ask what something is used for or why someone is doing something: What’s this meeting tomorrow in aid of, then?7an American spelling of aide → first aidCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + aidforeign/international/overseas aid· The development of the continent is now dependent on foreign aid.legal aid· If you are on a low income, you may qualify for legal aid.financial/economic aid· The commission said it was ready to provide financial aid to help farmers.military aid· Israel is the largest recipient of U.S. economic and military aid.medical aid· The capital was in urgent need of food and medical aid.food aid· The government launched an appeal for emergency food aid for 60,000 people.humanitarian aid (=given to people living in very bad conditions)· Ministers agreed to send humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies.relief/emergency aid (=given when there is a disaster, a war etc)· Surrounding countries supplied disaster relief aid.development aid (=given to help develop poor countries)· It’s one of the poorest countries in the world, but it has received no UN development aid.verbssend/provide aid· EU Ministers meeting in Belgium agreed to send humanitarian aid.ask for/appeal for aid· The Chinese authorities have asked for aid to help the earthquake victims.get/receive aid· Ethiopia receives less foreign aid than any other developing country.depend on/rely on aid· The report stated that some 703,000 people relied on food aid.suspend aid (=officially stop aid from continuing, usually for a short time)· Canada will be suspending aid until democracy is restored.cut off/withdraw aid (=stop giving aid)· The US has threatened to cut off aid to the region.· Conditons deteriorated further as western aid was withdrawn.qualify for aid (also be eligible for aid) (=have the right to be given aid)· The project is eligible for aid from the British Tourist Board.nounsan appeal/request for aid· International aid agencies launched an appeal for emergency aid.an aid worker· Aid workers warned of a worsening situation.aid agency· The sanctions could prevent international aid agencies from delivering food and medicine.an aid programme/scheme/package· The UN aid programme provided most of the finance.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 5adjectivesa hearing aid· Many of the older residents wear hearing aids.visual/audio/audio-visual aids (=recorded sounds, pictures, film etc, used to help describe or explain something)· No scientific lecture is ever given without slides or other visual aids.teaching/classroom aids· teaching aids and resourcestraining/study aids· Receive free study aids when you enrol, including a copy of The IDM Marketing Guide worth £95.navigational/navigation aids (=that help you find the way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another)· navigational aids such as radarelectronic aids· Fishermen rely primarily on electronic aids for navigation.aid1 nounaid2 verb
aidaid2 ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] WORD ORIGINaid2
Origin:
1400-1500 French aider, from Latin adjutare, from adjuvare, from ad- ‘to’ + juvare ‘to help’VERB TABLE
aid
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | aid |
| he, she, it | aids | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | aided |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have aided |
| he, she, it | has aided | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had aided |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will aid |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have aided |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am aiding |
| he, she, it | is aiding | |
| you, we, they | are aiding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was aiding |
| you, we, they | were aiding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been aiding |
| he, she, it | has been aiding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been aiding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be aiding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been aiding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Officers were aided in the search by drug-sniffing dogs.
- Our ability to combat organized crime has been aided by our partnership with local police.
- The country's economic recovery has been aided by increased international trade.
- The large number of Latino voters aided Garcia's victory in the last election.
- The new equipment has been provided to aid in the diagnosis of liver disorders.
- The new government grants are intended to aid small businesses.
- Checks bacteria, aids natural healing.
- It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aids understanding and memory.
- Overlays can aid the build up of complex subjects. 2.
- Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have found that testosterone aids spatial thinking, but interferes with performance of spoken language.
- The thought of Miss Coldharbour's cool glance sweeping her face to detect any sign of tears aided her self-control.
THESAURUS
to make it easier for someone to do something, by doing something for them or giving them something they need: · Is there anything I can do to help?· Dad, I can’t do my homework. Will you help me?
formal to help someone: · He was employed to assist the manager in his duties.· Some of the guests assisted with the preparation of the food.
formal to help someone to do something – used especially when saying that something helps your body to do something: · Coffee can aid concentration.· Fennel aids the digestion.· There are plenty of materials to aid the teacher.
to help someone, especially because there are not enough people to do all the work, or they need someone to give them something: · Organizing the school trip will be a lot of work, so I need some volunteers to help out.· My parents have helped us out on several occasions by sending us money.
informal to help someone to do something, especially by carrying or lifting things: · Can you give me a hand moving these boxes?· Dave wants to paint the kitchen and I promised I’d give him a hand.
informal to help someone, especially when there are not enough people to do something: · Scott is moving on Saturday and we promised to lend a hand.· I went over to see if I could lend a hand.
Longman Language Activatorto help something to happen to help something such as an improvement to happen: · The plan was intended to help development in rural areas.help do something: · Spending time in Spain should help improve her Spanish.help to do something: · It is hoped that the tax increases will help to stabilize the economy.
to make something more likely to happen or make people more likely to do something, often something that you think they should not do: · Congress is considering tax breaks to encourage investment.· Damp conditions encourage the growth of the fungus.encourage somebody to do something: · Cigarette machines in the streets will only encourage more teenagers to smoke.
formal: promote good relations/cooperation/trade etc to help something good to happen or to develop and increase: · The aim of the meeting is to promote trade between the two countries.· A balanced diet promotes good health and normal development.
formal to help something get better, develop, grow etc: · The country's economic recovery has been aided by increased international trade.· The large number of Latino voters aided Garcia's victory in the last election.
to give advantages to someone or something, so that something can improve: · Critics argue that the tax cuts will only benefit large companies.· Admission is $5, with proceeds benefiting a local children's charity.
to help something you are trying to do to be successful: · Separatist rebels have used terrorism to advance their cause in the region.· The associations allow professionals to band together to further their interests.
formal if a situation is conducive to something such as work, rest etc, it provides the conditions that make it easier: · All this noise is hardly conducive to rest and relaxation.· We want to create an atmosphere conducive to serious discussion.
to help something such as a business so that it suddenly begins to develop more quickly: · The recent drop in interest rates has given the economy a much needed boost.give sth a boost to: · The central government also privatized farmland, giving a boost to food production.
British /be favorable for/to American written if conditions are favourable for or to something such as an agreement or an improvement in a situation, they make it more likely to happen: · The conditions are now favorable for job creation and economic growth.· The conference has produced a political climate that is favourable to a peace settlement.
ways of saying that something helps you to do something to make it easier for someone to do something or to make a difficult situation easier: · I took a couple of aspirin for my headache, but they didn't help.· The warm weather this spring has certainly helped the farmers.help somebody do something: · All this arguing isn't going to help us win the election.help somebody to do something: · The latest report should help us to evaluate the true benefits of the program.
formal to help someone do something: · They have developed a computerized system that will greatly assist all library users.assist somebody in/with something: · The guide is written to assist consumers in choosing the best insurance plan.
formal to help someone or something achieve something, by making the situation that they are in easier: · The new government grants are intended to aid small businesses.· Our ability to combat organized crime has been aided by our partnership with local police.aid in: · The new equipment has been provided to aid in the diagnosis of liver disorders.
if something is a help , it makes it easier for you to do something, especially something that would be difficult to do without it: · For the teachers, just having more books and equipment would be a help.be a big/great/real help: · Stating your objectives clearly will be a great help in organizing the research.
making it likely to be easier for you to do or achieve something: · If you're looking for a good guidebook, I found this one to be very helpful.· She gave us some helpful advice about renting apartments.helpful in: · Giving the test can be helpful in deciding the best way to treat a patient.it is helpful to do something: · It's helpful to prepare a list of questions before going to an interview.
actions, experiences, changes etc that are beneficial help to improve someone's situation or give them an advantage: · The relationship between the two companies has been mutually beneficial.beneficial to: · Recent studies show that moderate amounts of alcohol are beneficial to health.beneficial effect/impact/result: · There is no evidence that the diet pills have any beneficial effect on weight loss.
something that is a boon happens or is given to you, especially unexpectedly, and makes it much easier for you to do something: · Having a bicycle was a tremendous boon as our house was so far from the village.be a boon to/for: · The current low exchange rates are a boon for exporters.· Increased competition among airlines will prove to be a boon to tourists.
if you do something with the aid of something, especially an object, you need that thing to help you do it: · The bacteria can only be seen with the aid of a high power microscope.· Since the accident he's only been able to walk with the aid of a cane.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES This unit teaches students how to administer first aid. Being given first aid at the scene of the accident probably saved his life. Humanitarian aid is being sent to the refugees. Many banks are offering financial packages for students.
· Egypt gratefully accepted American economic aid.
This unit teaches students how to administer first aid. (=taking food, clothes, medicine etc to people in disaster areas)· The United Nations aid convoy finally reached the border.
(=money given to help development in poor areas)· Education made up 22.5 percent of development aid last year.
(=things such as food and medicine that are given to people when they are in a very dangerous situation)· The charity made a television appeal for emergency aid to the region.
Being given first aid at the scene of the accident probably saved his life. Humanitarian aid is being sent to the refugees. Many banks are offering financial packages for students. (=help someone to recover)· Although it is not a cure, the drug can aid recovery.
· US troops had helped distribute relief supplies to Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq.
(=move quickly to help someone) One of the young policemen sprang to her assistance.
One of the young policemen sprang to her assistance. (=a piece of equipment that a teacher uses in the classroom)· The school is equipped with modern teaching aids, including interactive whiteboards.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· This helps agencies, but will it really aid the politicians' cause?· First are those who censor the truth knowingly, to aid their cause.· Meanwhile its most valuable, perhaps unintended, contribution might be to aid the cause of grassroots subversion.· The house was never shown, the garden aided no charitable cause.· Moreover, those elected might then declare independence and seek foreign intervention to aid their cause.
· Tone greatly aids the researchers' understanding of Creole grammar, which appears less simple than was thought.· This is a serious weakness in an approach intended to aid understanding of religion.· It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aids understanding and memory.· It generally aids understanding to use short rather than long words.· Such statistics aid our understanding of population movements but they mask the bewildering complexity that was the reality of the situation.· Although they do not provide the real experience, they aid and increase understanding and motivation. 3.· Both the actual process of creating such notes and the appropriateness and variety of the finished product will aid understanding and memorisation.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1to help someone do something: - Activist tendencies aid and abet stage 1, having experiences.
- But Selikoff persisted in his campaign against asbestos, aided and abetted by labor unions and environmental groups.
- It has been aided and abetted.
- It isn't eased by the knowledge that the bankers who aided and abetted these exercises have suffered as much as anybody.
- Second, the doctor has aided and abetted the patient only in his refusal to undergo further treatment.
- The hack drivers aided and abetted this extortion, hustling unwary tourists to the Davis establishment.
- What if these citizens were quietly protected, even aided and abetted, by our elected officials?
- Where were those dark Plutonian forces when she needed them to aid and abet her plotting?
an index to aid the readeraid somebody in/with (doing) something Mrs Coxen was aided in looking after the children by her niece.► see thesaurus at help2to make something happen more quickly or easily: Welfare spending aids economic development in three ways.3aid and abet law to help someone do something illegal