auttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aid verb To help or support someone, or to make something easier.
- assist verb To help someone do something.
- avail verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
- friend noun A person you know well and like, and who is not a family member or romantic partner.
- hand noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
- help verb To provide assistance to someone or something.
- stead noun The place or role of someone or something, especially when taken over by a replacement, as in "in his stead."
- support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
Senses
auttaa is used for these senses in English:
- aid (transitive) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
- avail (intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
- friend (transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
- hand (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- help (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- in the way of (idiomatic) In or into a position of being likely to obtain, to attain, or to achieve.
- lend a hand (idiomatic) To help or assist, especially voluntarily.
- stead (obsolete) To help, support, benefit or assist; to be helpful.
aid — full definition
- verb To help or support someone, or to make something easier.
- noun Help, support, or resources given to someone in need.
assist — full definition
- verb To help someone do something.
- noun In sports, a pass or action that directly leads to a teammate scoring.