Aid vs. Assist

Aidnoun

(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.

Aidnoun

(countable) A helper; an assistant.

Aidnoun

(countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.

Aidnoun

An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.

Aidnoun

An exchequer loan.

Aidnoun

A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.

Aidnoun

(countable) An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.

Aidverb

(transitive) To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

Aidverb

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.

Aidnoun

Help; succor; assistance; relief.

Aidnoun

The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant.

Aidnoun

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

Aidnoun

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

Aidnoun

An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.

Aidnoun

a resource;

Aidnoun

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose;

Aidnoun

a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause

Aidnoun

the work of caring for or attending to someone or something;

Aidverb

give help or assistance; be of service;

Aidverb

improve the condition of;

Aidnoun

help, typically of a practical nature

Aidnoun

financial or material help given to a country or area in need

Aidnoun

a source of help or assistance

Aidnoun

a grant of subsidy or tax to a king or queen.

Aidverb

help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something

Aidverb

promote or encourage (something)

Aid

In international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, foreign aid, economic aid or foreign assistance) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another. Aid may serve one or more functions: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval, or to strengthen a military ally, to reward a government for behavior desired by the donor, to extend the donor's cultural influence, to provide infrastructure needed by the donor for resource extraction from the recipient country, or to gain other kinds of commercial access.

Assistverb

To help.

Assistverb

(sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.

Assistverb

(medicine) To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.

Assistverb

(archaic) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).

Assistverb

(archaic) To attend at}}

Assistnoun

A helpful action or an act of giving.

Assistnoun

(sports) The act of helping another player score points or goals

Assistnoun

(soccer) A decisive pass made to the goal scorer

Assistnoun

(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

Assistverb

To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.

Assistverb

To lend aid; to help.

Assistverb

To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting.

Assistnoun

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose;

Assistnoun

(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

Assistverb

give help or assistance; be of service;

Assistverb

act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

Assistverb

work for or be a servant to;