to aid in doing something

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• aid — [eɪd] noun [uncountable] help, such as food, medicines, or money, given by a government or private organization to help people who are suffering from war, hunger etc: • UN workers have been trying to move food aid to an estimated 2 million… …   Financial and business terms

• aid — aid1 W2S2 [eıd] n 1.) [U] help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation ▪ Foreign aid from many countries poured into the famine area. ▪ convoys delivering… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• aid — 1 /eId/ noun 1 (U) help, such as money or food, given by an organization to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation: Aid is not getting through to the refugees. | in aid of (=in order to help): We re collecting money in aid of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• aid — aid1 [ eıd ] noun ** 1. ) uncount money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood: economic/medical aid: The UN provided emergency economic aid… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• aid */*/ — I UK [eɪd] / US noun Word forms aid : singular aid plural aids 1) a) [uncountable] economics money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood… …   English dictionary

• aid*/*/ — [eɪd] noun I 1) [U] money, food, or other help that a government or organization gives to people who need it financial aid[/ex] overseas aid[/ex] 2) [U] help with doing something Chromosomes can be seen with the aid of a microscope.[/ex] Several… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ …   Wikipedia

• Chef Aid — South Park episode Cartman doing The German Dance Episode no. Se …   Wikipedia

• Live Aid — infobox music festival music festival name = Live Aid location = London, Philadelphia participation = Madonna, Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Bob Geldof, Duran Duran, Neil Young founders = Bob Geldof and Midge Ure years active = 1985 dates =… …   Wikipedia

• weigh in with something — ˌweigh ˈin (with sth) derived (informal) to join in a discussion, an argument, an activity, etc. by saying sth important, persuading sb, or doing sth to help • We all weighed in with our suggestions. • Finally the government weighed in with… …   Useful english dictionary

• help — 1 /help/ verb 1 MAKE POSSIBLE OR EASIER (I, T) to make it possible or easier for someone to do something by doing part of their work or by giving them something they need: If there s anything I can do to help, just give me a call. | She devoted… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English