Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to aid
Participle: aided
Gerund: aiding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | aid |
| you | aid |
| he;she;it | aids |
| we | aid |
| you | aid |
| they | aid |
Perfect
| I | have aided |
| you | have aided |
| he;she;it | has aided |
| we | have aided |
| you | have aided |
| they | have aided |
Past
| I | aided |
| you | aided |
| he;she;it | aided |
| we | aided |
| you | aided |
| they | aided |
Pluperfect
| I | had aided |
| you | had aided |
| he;she;it | had aided |
| we | had aided |
| you | had aided |
| they | had aided |
Future
| I | will aid |
| you | will aid |
| he;she;it | will aid |
| we | will aid |
| you | will aid |
| they | will aid |
Future Perfect
| I | will have aided |
| you | will have aided |
| he;she;it | will have aided |
| we | will have aided |
| you | will have aided |
| they | will have aided |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | aid |
| you | aid |
| he;she;it | aid |
| we | aid |
| you | aid |
| they | aid |
Perfect
| I | have aided |
| you | have aided |
| he;she;it | have aided |
| we | have aided |
| you | have aided |
| they | have aided |
Imperfect
| I | aided |
| you | aided |
| he;she;it | aided |
| we | aided |
| you | aided |
| they | aided |
Pluperfect
| I | had aided |
| you | had aided |
| he;she;it | had aided |
| we | had aided |
| you | had aided |
| they | had aided |
Conditional
Present
| I | would aid |
| you | would aid |
| he;she;it | would aid |
| we | would aid |
| you | would aid |
| they | would aid |
Perfect
| I | would have aided |
| you | would have aided |
| he;she;it | would have aided |
| we | would have aided |
| you | would have aided |
| they | would have aided |
Imperative
| you | aid |
| we | Let's aid |
| you | aid |
Verbs conjugated like 'aid'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'aid'
add,
aik,
ail,
aim,
air,
and,
bid,
fid,
kid,
lid,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to act as a servant for
- attend, attend to, await, bestand, bestead, dance attendance, do, do for, minister, service, tend, serve
- to provide assistance to someone or something
- abet, assist, befriend, bestead, come to someone's aid, give someone a hand, grip, help, help out, lend a hand, lend a helping hand, mend, relieve, stead, succor, succour, support, sustain
- assist
- favor, foster, nourish, uphold, back, sustain, abet, help
- ease
- encourage, simplify, facilitate, promote, bolster, accelerate
Antonyms
- to upset or make a mess of something; to put into disarray; to adversely alter
- bolster, cultivate, foster, hold up, nurture, prop up, support, sustain, spoil, uphold
- assist
- obstruct, counteract, hinder, impede
- ease
- uneasiness, turmoil, unrest, effort
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1475, from O.Fr.
aide, earlier
aiudha, from L.L.
adjuta, from fem. pp. of L.
adiuvare (pp.
adiutus) "to give help to," from
ad- "to" +
juvare "to help," of unknown origin. The verb is 1483, from O.Fr.
aidier, from L.
adjutare, freq. of
adiuvare. Meaning "material help given by one country to another" is from 1940.
2. From Middle English aiden, from Old French eider, aider, aidier, from Latin adiuto, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”, verb). See: Middle English '
aiden', Latin '
adiuto'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] is represented, in this remote place, as in most other parts of America, by a gentleman of great worth and excellence. The poor have good reason to remember and bless it; for it befriends them, and aids the cause of rational education, without any sectarian or selfish views. It is liberal in all its actions; of kind construction; and of wide benevolence.
(American Notes for General Circulation)