Vocab Tadka : Aid vs Aide (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Aid & Aide .
AID
| 1 | (n) | a resource Type: ‘noun.attribute’ Usage: ‘visual aids in teaching’ Synonym: assistance, help, |
| 2 | (n) | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose Type: ‘noun.act’ Usage: ‘he gave me an assist with the housework’ Usage: ‘could not walk without assistance’ Usage: ‘rescue party went to their aid’ Usage: ‘offered his help in unloading’ Synonym: assist, assistance, help, |
| 3 | (n) | money to support a worthy person or cause Type: ‘noun.possession’ Synonym: economic aid, financial aid, |
| 4 | (n) | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something Type: ‘noun.act’ Usage: ‘no medical care was required’ Usage: ‘the old car needs constant attention’ Synonym: attention, care, tending, |
| 1 | (v) | give help or assistance; be of service Type: ‘verb.social’ Usage: ‘Everyone helped out during the earthquake’ Usage: ‘Can you help me carry this table?’ Usage: ‘She never helps around the house’ Synonym: assist, help, |
| 2 | (v) | improve the condition of Type: ‘verb.body’ Usage: ‘These pills will help the patient’ Synonym: help, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- It is, and should rightly remain, also illegal to aid and abet a suicide.
- Try not to aid, abet, counsel or procure dishonesty.
- It is illegal to publish information that can be construed as intending to aid or abet the commission of the above offenses.
AIDE
| 1 | (n) | an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer Type: ‘noun.person’ Synonym: adjutant, aide-de-camp, |
| 2 | (n) | someone who acts as assistant Type: ‘noun.person’ Synonym: auxiliary, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- Others will need someone, such as a teachers ‘ aide, to assist them.
- The first shift after I arrived, my nurse ‘s aide was Antonio.
- He then became an aide to army chief of staff Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1933.
How to Remember : Aid means help, so to remember aide means one who helps you in your work.
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nice explanation
How to remember part is the best part of article.
Only after reading this I become fully clear about the difference between AID & AIDE.
So, we can say this article AIDE us in our preparation of MBA.
Got it now!
AID means help & AIDE means one who helps.