Word

aid, v.
(aided, aiding, aids)
freq. cnt. 37

give help or assistance; be of service
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 240 freq. cnt.: 183 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 21

aid assist help

sample sentences

"Everyone helped out during the earthquake"
"Can you help me carry this table?"
"She never helps around the house"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

help help helper help helper

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aid

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assistive assistance assist assistant

semantic pointers

hyponym

facilitate, ease, alleviate serve, wait on, attend, attend to, assist benefact help out subserve succor, succour expedite, hasten avail care, give care bootstrap

hypernym

support, back up

improve the condition of
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 1

aid help

sample sentences

"These pills will help the patient"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

help help

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aid

semantic pointers

hyponym

cure, bring around, heal benefit, do good

hypernym

improve, amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate