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As a noun, “aid” is help, either a noun or a verb;
“Aide” is a person who assists someone.
Only “aid” is a verb.
aid/aide
“Aid” is a verb or a noun meaning help. As a noun, it indicates a thing that helps, like a hearing aid.
“Aide” is a noun, referring only to the person who helps, often in a medical, political, or military situation.
(The “aide” referring to a “person” has an “e,” like “person” or “people.”)
Examples:
- Her hearing aid battery died.
- (“Hearing aid” is a thing, therefore “aid.”)
- The general’s aide accompanied him to the meeting with the admiral.
- (This aide is a person.)
- The gentleman offered to aid the woman with a flat tire.
- (“aid” = verb, to help)
- Being a teacher’s aide requires patience and persistence.
- (This aide is a person.)
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