Engelsk substantiv: aid | |||
1. | aid (om egenskap) a resource | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Visual aids in teaching. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | assistance, help | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | resource | ||
2. | aid (om handling) the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He gave me an assist with the housework. Could not walk without assistance. Rescue party went to their aid. Offered his help in unloading. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | assist, assistance, help | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | activity | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | accommodation, boost, comfort, encouragement, facilitation, hand, helping hand, lift, ministration, recourse, refuge, relief, resort, self-help, service, succor, succour, support, thanks | ||
3. | aid (om forhold) money to support a worthy person or cause | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | economic aid, financial aid | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | gift | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | fellowship, foreign aid, grant, grant-in-aid, philanthropic gift, philanthropy, public assistance, scholarship, social welfare, traineeship, welfare | ||
4. | aid (om handling) the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | No medical care was required. The old car needs constant attention. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | attention, care, tending | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | work | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | baby sitting, babysitting, dental care, faith cure, faith healing, first aid, hair care, haircare, hairdressing, health care, healthcare, incubation, intervention, livery, manicure, maternalism, nourishment, nursing, nurturance, pedicure, personal care, pet sitting, skin care, skincare, tender loving care, TLC, treatment, tree surgery | ||
Engelsk verb: aid | |||
1. | aid (om adferd) give help or assistance; be of service | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Everyone helped out during the earthquake. Can you help me carry this table?. She never helps around the house. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam cannot aid Sue | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | assist, help | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | back up, support | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | alleviate, assist, attend, attend to, avail, benefact, bootstrap, care, ease, expedite, facilitate, give care, hasten, help out, serve, subserve, succor, succour, wait on | ||
2. | aid (i anatomi) improve the condition of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | These pills will help the patient. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | help | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | benefit, bring around, cure, do good, heal | ||