🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Hilfe

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hil-fe

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aid/eɪd/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Organisation leistete Hilfe für die Opfer."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of helping or assisting someone.

    "The charity provided aid to the victims of the disaster."
As verb
  1. 1

    To provide support or assistance to someone.

    "She decided to aid her friend in completing the project."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'aid' originates from the Old French 'aider', which comes from the Latin 'adjutare', meaning 'to help'. Its usage has evolved over centuries to encompass various forms of assistance, both tangible and intangible.

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