aid

Everyday

1. Aid is help, especially money, food or care given to people who need it. tree →
2. An aid is a thing that helps you, like a hearing aid. tree →
3. To aid someone means to help them. tree →

In the lessons

In safety, «first aid» is the simple help you give to someone who is hurt before a doctor comes; a first aid kit has plasters and bandages. In everyday life a hearing aid helps people hear, and «teaching aids» or «memory aids» help with learning. In the news, countries send aid (food, water, medicine) after floods or earthquakes. «Come to someone's aid» means to help them.

Examples

• She learned first aid at Scouts. tree →
• The first aid kit is in the kitchen cupboard. tree →
• My grandpa wears a hearing aid. tree →
• Countries sent aid after the earthquake. tree →
• Pictures are a good aid to learning. tree →
• A passer-by came to his aid. tree →
• The map aided us in finding the way. tree →
• I have come to thy aid." tree →

Note

«Aid» (help) is uncountable: «food aid», not «a food aid»; but «a hearing aid», «a visual aid» are countable things. Homophone: «aide» (a helper or assistant). «Aid» as a verb is formal; «help» is more common. «Band-Aid» is a brand of plaster in the USA.

In Jewish tradition

In safety, «first aid» is the simple help you give to someone who is hurt before a doctor comes; a first aid kit has plasters and bandages. In everyday life a hearing aid helps people hear, and «teaching aids» or «memory aids» help with learning. In the news, countries send aid (food, water, medicine) after floods or earthquakes. «Come to someone's aid» means to help them.

Note

«Aid» (help) is uncountable: «food aid», not «a food aid»; but «a hearing aid», «a visual aid» are countable things. Homophone: «aide» (a helper or assistant). «Aid» as a verb is formal; «help» is more common. «Band-Aid» is a brand of plaster in the USA.