Aid and Assist

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Aid

Aid noun - An act or instance of helping.

Usage example: the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases

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Assist is a synonym for aid in help topic. In some cases you can use "Assist" instead the word "Aid" as a verb or a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like action, assistance, serve, bail out. popular alternative

Nearby Words: aids, aided, aide, aiding, aider

Assist

Assist noun - An act or instance of helping.

Usage example: with an assist from his dad, the youngster built a doghouse any canine would be proud to call home

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Aid is a synonym for assist in help topic. You can use "Aid" instead the word "Assist" as a verb or a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as facilitate, action, assistance, deed. popular alternative

Nearby Words: assistance, assistant, assisted, assisting

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humanity	aid humanity	assist humanity
party	aid party	assist party
hero	aid hero	assist hero
people	aid people	assist people
Other words: group, family, team, cause, resistance, escape, police, player, protagonist, forces, friends, players, heroes, survivors, protagonists.

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