aided
AY-did/ˈeɪ.dɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of aid.
Local guides aided the climbers through the dangerous pass.
She was aided by a generous scholarship throughout college.
Note
A regular -ed form doing two jobs: the simple past (guides aided the climbers) and the past participle that follows have in the perfect or be in the passive. Because the main verb is transitive, the participle turns passive easily, with the helper introduced by by. The same spelling also serves the climber's verb, where a route aided with pitons is one climbed with the help of that gear.
aided is a form of aid
aid, verb: To give support to someone or something, helping its progress along. Full entry
- Spelling
- aid → aided: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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