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Candy Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Aide / aid(noun)
Does the word "aide" occasionally mean "aid"?
When I looked up the word "aide" in some dictionaries, most of them say it
means "a person whose job is to help someone important, such as a member of
a government or a military officer of high rank."
However, one dictionary says aide occasionally means "help or supposrt, aid." (Unfortunately it doesn't have any example sentences.)
As I have never read "aide" was used to mean "help," I'd like to know if I can trust the definition in the dictionary.
Many thanks for your help in advance.
When I looked up the word "aide" in some dictionaries, most of them say it
means "a person whose job is to help someone important, such as a member of
a government or a military officer of high rank."
However, one dictionary says aide occasionally means "help or supposrt, aid." (Unfortunately it doesn't have any example sentences.)
As I have never read "aide" was used to mean "help," I'd like to know if I can trust the definition in the dictionary.
Many thanks for your help in advance.
Top answer
Not according to my dictionary, Candy. It would be possible only as a short form of 'aide-memoire'. I wouldn't risk it, since there is no need to.
- Not according to my dictionary, Candy.
- It would be possible only as a short form of 'aide-memoire'.
- I wouldn't risk it, since there is no need to.
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Not according to my dictionary, Candy. It would be possible only as a short form of 'aide-memoire'.
I wouldn't risk it, since there is no need to.
I wouldn't risk it, since there is no need to.
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Hello Mister Micawber,
Thank you for the reply.
Ah.... so, it could be a short form of aide-memoire.
I was just curious about it.
Thanks again.
Thank you for the reply.
Ah.... so, it could be a short form of aide-memoire.
I was just curious about it.
Thanks again.
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