English-Thai Dictionary

aid

N ความช่วยเหลือ  help assistance support khwam-chuai-luea

 

aid

N ผู้ช่วย  phu-chuai

 

aid

N ผู้ ที่ ช่วยเหลือ  สิ่ง ที่ ช่วยเหลือ  phu-ti-chuai-luea

 

aid

VI ช่วยเหลือ  เกื้อหนุน  สงเคราะห์  assist help assist chuai-luea

 

aid

VT ช่วยเหลือ  สงเคราะห์  อนุเคราะห์  assist help assist chuai-luea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AID

v.t.[L. adjuto.] To help; to assist; to support, either by furnishing strength or means to effect a purpose, or to prevent or remove evil.

 

AID

n. 1. Help; succor; support; assistance.
2. The person who aids or yields support; a helper; an auxiliary; also the thing that aids or yields succor.
3. In English law, a subsidy or tax granted by parliament, and making a part of the king's revenue.
In France, aids are equivalent to customs, or duties on imports and exports.
4. In England, a tax paid by a tenant to his lord; originally a mere gift, which afterwards became a right demandable by the lord. the aids of this king were chiefly three.
1. To ransom the lord when a prisoner.
2. To make the lord's eldest son a knight.
3. To marry the lord's eldest daughter.
5. An aiddecamp, so called by abbreviation.
6. To pray in aid, in law, is to call in a person interested in a title, to assist in defending it. Thus a tenant for life may pray in the aid of him in remainder or reversion; that is, he may pray or petition that he may be joined in the suit to aid or help maintain the title. This act or petition is called aid-prayer.
Court of aids, in France, is a court which has cognizance of causes respecting duties or customs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AID

Aid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aided; p. pr. & vb. n. Aiding. ] Etym: [F.aider, OF. aidier, fr. L. adjutare to help, freq. of adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help. Cf. Adjutant. ]

 

Defn: To support, either by furnishing strength or means in coöperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist. You speedy helpers... Appear and aid me in this enterprise. Shak.

 

Syn. -- To help; assist; support; sustain; succor; relieve; befriend; coöperate; promote. See Help.

 

AID

Aid, n. Etym: [F. aide, OF. aïde, aïe, fr. the verb. See Aid, v. t.]

 

1. Help; succor; assistance; relief. An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. Hallam.

 

2. The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant. It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. Tobit viii. 6.

 

3. (Eng. Hist. )

 

Defn: A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan.

 

4. (Feudal Law )

 

Defn: A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions. Blackstone.

 

5. An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid. Aid prayer (Law ), a proceeding by which a defendant beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit. -- To pray in aid, to beseech and claim such assistance.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

AID

AID ▶abbreviation • Agency for International Development. • artificial insemination by donor.

 

aid

aid |ād eɪd | ▶noun help, typically of a practical nature: he saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid | within six weeks he was walking with the aid of a walker. • financial or material help given to a country or area in need: 700,000 tons of food aid | [ as modifier ] : aid convoys. • a person or thing that is a source of help or assistance: exercise is an important aid to recovery after heart attacks | a teaching aid. • historical a grant of subsidy or tax to a king. ▶verb [ with obj. ] help, assist, or support (someone or something ) in the achievement of something: women were aided in childbirth by midwives | [ no obj. ] : the heel was slanted to aid in climbing hilly terrain. • promote or encourage (something ): diet and exercise aid healthy skin. PHRASES aid and abet see abet. in aid of chiefly Brit. in support of; for the purpose of raising money for: a concert in aid of Armenia. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French aïde (noun ), aïdier (verb ), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘toward ’ + juvare ‘to help. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

AID

AID ▶abbreviation artificial insemination by donor.

 

aid

aid |eɪd | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] help, typically of a practical nature: he saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid | she walked with the aid of a Zimmer frame. • financial or material help given to a country or area in need: 700,000 tons of food aid | [ as modifier ] : an aid agency. • [ count noun ] a source of help or assistance: exercise is an important aid to recovery after heart attacks | a teaching aid. 2 historical a grant of subsidy or tax to a king or queen. ▶verb [ with obj. ] help or support (someone or something ) in the achievement of something: women were aided in childbirth by midwives | [ no obj. ] : research was conducted to aid in making decisions. • promote or encourage (something ): diet and exercise aid healthy skin. PHRASES aid and abet see abet. in aid of chiefly Brit. in support of; for the purpose of raising money for: a charity show in aid of Leukaemia Research. what's ( all ) this in aid of? Brit. informal what is the purpose of this? ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French aide (noun ), aidier (verb ), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards ’ + juvare ‘to help ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

aid

aid noun 1 with the aid of his colleagues he prepared a manifesto: assistance, support, help, backing, cooperation; a helping hand. ANTONYMS hindrance. 2 humanitarian aid: relief, charity, financial assistance, donations, contributions, subsidies, handouts, subvention, succor; historical alms. ▶verb 1 he provided an army to aid the King of England: help, assist, abet, come to someone's aid, give assistance, lend a hand, be of service; avail, succor, sustain. ANTONYMS hinder. 2 certain teas can aid restful sleep: facilitate, promote, encourage, help, further, boost; speed up, hasten, accelerate, expedite. ANTONYMS discourage, hinder.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

aid

aid noun 1 with the aid of his colleagues he prepared a manifesto: assistance, support; help, backing, abettance, encouragement, cooperation, succour; a helping hand. ANTONYMS hindrance. 2 we have provided valuable economic and humanitarian aid: donations, funding, contributions, subsidies, benefits, welfare, gifts, grants, relief, charity, financial assistance, subvention, alms, offerings, handouts, largesse; patronage, sponsorship, backing; scholarships, bursaries; debt remission; informal a leg up, shot in the arm. 3 a hospital aid: helper, assistant; informal girl /man Friday. ▶verb 1 he was liable to provide an army to aid the King of England: help, assist, abet, come to the aid of, give assistance to, lend a hand to, be of service to; avail, succour, sustain; support, back, back up, second, stand by, uphold. ANTONYMS hinder. 2 essences can be added to your bath to aid restful sleep: facilitate, promote, encourage, help, speed up, hasten, accelerate, expedite, further, boost, give a boost /lift /push to, spur on, smooth /clear the way for. ANTONYMS discourage, hinder. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD aid, help, assist, support See help . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

AID

AID sigle Sigle de Agence internationale de développement.

 

Sanseido Dictionary

AID

AID 〖 Agency for International Development 〗国際開発局 。アメリカの ，発展途上国援助統合機関 。

 

AID

AID 〖 artificial insemination by donor 〗非配偶者間人工授精 。 →AIH

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

aid

aid /eɪd / (! aideと同音 ) 〖もとはラテン語; 「助ける 」(help )〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /1 U (資金 食糧 労力などの )援助 , 支援 ; 救援 (物資 ); 助け (!困難な状況にある国 団体 人々などに対して国 団体などが行う; 主に行政 ジャーナリズムで用いられ一般にはhelp, assistance, supportが好まれる ) ▸ deliver aid to refugees 難民に救援 (物資 )を送る ▸ humanitarian [overseas ] aid 人道 [海外 ]支援 ▸ emergency aid for the victims 被災者への緊急援助 ▸ give [send ] aid 救援する ▸ aid agencies (国の )援助機関 ▸ first aid 救急処置, 応急手当 2 C «…の » 補助となる物 «to » ; 補助具 ; 助手 ▸ Music is a fantastic aid to learning .音楽にはすばらしい学習効果がある ▸ teaching aids 補助教材 3 ｟米 ｠＝aide .4 C 〘英史 〙献金 .c ò me [g ò ] to A's á id A 〈人 国など 〉を救援する .in á id of A 1 ｟主に英 ｠(募金などによって )A 〈団体 活動など 〉を援助するために .2 ｟英話 ｠〖whatを伴って 〗Aは何のためか, なぜAなのか ▸ What's (all ) this in aid of ?なぜこうなのか (≒What's this for? )w ì th [with ò ut ] the á id of A A 〈道具など 〉の助けを借りて [借りずに ].動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 ｟主に書 ｠1 a. 【活動などにおいて 】(資金 労力などを提供して )〈国 人など 〉を援助する, 支援する «in , with » (!報道などで好まれる語で, 日常語としてはhelpを用いる ) ▸ aid him in his research 彼の研究を援助する b. 〖～ A to do 〗A 〈人など 〉が … するのを援助 [支援 ]する ▸ aid A to start a business Aの起業を助ける 2 〈物 事が 〉〈経過 活動など 〉を促進する, 助長する ▸ aid the peace process 和平を推し進める 自動詞 〈物 事が 〉【経過 活動において 】助けとなる, 支援 [補助 ]する «in » .à id and ab é t A 〘法 〙A 〈人 〉 (の犯罪 )を幇助 （ほうじよ ）する .～́ w ò rker (国連など国際的な )救援隊員 .