English > aid: 6 senses > noun 2, actMeaning | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. |
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Example | "rescue party went to their aid" |
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Synonyms | assist, assistance, help |
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Narrower | accommodation | The act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
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boost, encouragement | The act of giving hope or support to someone |
comfort | Assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal |
facilitation | Act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something |
hand, helping hand | Physical assistance |
lift | The act of giving temporary assistance |
recourse, resort, refuge | Act of turning to for assistance |
relief, succor, succour, ministration | Assistance in time of difficulty |
self-help | The act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else |
service | An act of help or assistance |
support | Aiding the cause or policy or interests of |
thanks | With the help of or owing to |
Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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Spanish | asistencia, auxilio, ayuda, socorro |
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Catalan | ajuda, ajut, assistència |
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English > aid: 6 senses > noun 3, possessionMeaning | money to support a worthy person or cause. |
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Synonyms | economic aid, financial aid, assistance, financial assistance, economic assistance |
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Narrower | fellowship | money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research |
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foreign aid | Aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another |
grant | Any monetary aid |
grant-in-aid | A grant to a person or school for some educational / educational project |
philanthropy, philanthropic gift | Voluntary promotion of human welfare |
scholarship | Financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit |
social welfare, welfare, public assistance | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need |
traineeship | Financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job |
Broader | gift | Something acquired without compensation |
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Spanish | apoyo, auxilio, ayuda exterior, ayuda financiera, ayuda, ayudante |
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Catalan | ajuda, ajut financer, suport |
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English > aid: 6 senses > noun 4, actMeaning | The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something. |
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Synonyms | care, attention, tending |
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Narrower | babysitting, baby sitting | The work of a baby sitter |
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dental care | care for the teeth |
faith healing, faith cure | care provided through prayer and faith in God |
first aid | emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained |
hair care, haircare, hairdressing | care for the hair |
healthcare, health care | The preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession |
incubation | Maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development |
livery | The care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay |
manicure | professional care for the hands and fingernails |
maternalism | motherly care |
nourishment | The act of nourishing |
nursing | The work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm |
nurturance | Physical and emotional care and nourishment |
pedicure | professional care for the feet and toenails |
personal care | care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves |
pet sitting | The work of a pet sitter |
skin care, skincare | care for the skin |
tender loving care, TLC | considerate and solicitous care |
treatment, intervention | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
tree surgery | treatment of damaged or decaying trees |
Broader | work | Activity directed toward making or doing something |
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Spanish | atención, ayuda, cuidado, cuidados, cura |
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Catalan | atenció, compte, cura, esment |
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Verbs | aid | improve the condition of |
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English > aid: 6 senses > verb 1, socialMeaning | Give help or assistance; be of service. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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Model | Sam cannot aid Sue |
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Synonyms | help, assist |
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Narrower | avail | Be of use to, be useful to |
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benefact | Help as a benefactor |
bootstrap | help oneself, often through improvised means |
care, give care | Provide care for |
expedite, hasten | speed up the progress of |
facilitate, ease, alleviate | make easier |
help out | Be of help, as in a particular situation of need |
serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist | Work for or be a servant to |
subserve | Be helpful or useful |
succor, succour | Help in a difficult situation |
Broader | support, back up | Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
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Spanish | asistir, auxiliar, ayudar |
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Catalan | ajudar, assistir |
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Nouns | aid | a resource |
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