aidant

English

Etymology

Old French, from the verb aidier (to aid, to help).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈeɪdənt/

Adjective

aidant (comparative more aidant, superlative most aidant)

  1. (obsolete) helpful, assisting
    • 1605, All you unpublished virtues of the earth, / Spring with my tears, be aidant and remediate / In the good man's distress! — William Shakespeare, King Lear IV.iii

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French

Verb

aidant

  1. Present participle of aider.

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Old French

Verb

aidant

  1. Present participle of aider.

Adjective

aidant m and f

  1. ready or in agreement to help, to assist

Declension

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