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- [eyd]
- /eɪd/
- /eɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eyd]
- /eɪd/
Definitions of aiding word
- verb with object aiding to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire. 1
- verb with object aiding to promote the progress or accomplishment of; facilitate. 1
- verb without object aiding to give help or assistance. 1
- noun aiding help or support; assistance. 1
- noun aiding a person or thing that aids or furnishes assistance; helper; auxiliary. 1
- noun aiding aids, Manège. Also called natural aids. the means by which a rider communicates with and controls a horse, as the hands, legs, voice, and shifts in weight. Also called artificial aids. the devices by means of which a rider increases control of a horse, as spurs, whip, and martingale. 1
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Origin of aiding
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (noun) late Middle English ayde < Anglo-French, Old French aide, noun derivative of aid(i)er < Latin adjūtāre to help (frequentative of adjuvāre), equivalent to ad- ad- + -jū- help + -t- frequentative suffix + -āre infinitive suffix; (v.) < Anglo-French, Old French aid(i)er < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Aiding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aiding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aiding
adjective aiding
- subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- tending — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- assistive — providing a means of reducing a physical impairment
- utile — useful.
Antonyms for aiding
adjective aiding
- inconvenient — not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
- unpromising — unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
noun aiding
- subversiveness — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
- sabotage — any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
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