Aid vs Wait_on - What's the difference?

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Aid is a related term of wait_on.

As a proper noun aid

is .

As a verb wait_on is

(colloquial) to wait for an event.

aid

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) aide, from (etyl) . Cognate include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto

Noun

(en noun)

Help; assistance; succor, relief.

*(Henry Hallam) (1777-1859)

*:An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid .

*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”

A helper; an assistant.

*(w) viii. 6

*:It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.

Something which helps; a material source of help.

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

(lb) An exchequer loan.

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

An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.

Derived terms

* aid climbing * aidful * aidless * aidman * first aid * hearing aid

Etymology 2

From (etyl) aidier (modern aider), from (etyl) adiuto'', frequentative of ''adiuvo "to assist".

Verb

(en verb)

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

* Shakespeare

You speedy helpers Appear and aid me in this enterprise.

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Synonyms

* assist * befriend * bestand * cooperate * help * promote * relieve * succor * support * sustain

Derived terms

* aidable * aidance * aider

Anagrams

* ---- ==Võro==

Noun

(vro-noun)

wait_on

English

Verb

(colloquial) To wait for an event.

I'm waiting on the light to change.

To wait for a person to do something.

I'm waiting on you before we can leave.

To serve someone.

Is someone waiting on you yet?

* Shakespeare

I must wait on myself, must I?

To attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.

To follow, as a consequence; to await.

* Dr. H. More

that ruin that waits on such a supine temper

To attend to; to perform.

* Bible, Numbers iii. 10

Aaron and his sons shall wait on their priest's office.

To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; said of a hawk.

The airplane had to wait on the runway for a few minutes before it could take off.