aid / assist / help
There is no difference in meaning between these three words, but there are some
slight differences in the way they fit in the sentence.
Help is the most common and most informal (aid and assist are both more formal).
Aid is more commonly used as a noun, not a verb:
a hearing aid is a small electronic device that helps people with hearing
problems to hear better
first aid is the initial medical care given immediately after an accident or
injury
government aid is official help from the government
humanitarian aid is helping people who are suffering after a disaster, or
suffering from disease, poverty, or war
There is also a word aide (pronounced the same way!) which refers to a person
whose task is to help - an assistant. A nurse's aide, a teacher's aide, etc.
Now let's look at the two verbs: help and assist.
After help, we can use a verb with or without "to":
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