auxiliary
/ɔɡˈzɪl.(jə).ɹi/noun, adjective4 syllables
Auxiliary means: furnishing added support.
Synonyms for auxiliary12
noun, as in someone who acts as assistant
adjective, as in furnishing added support
adjective, as in functioning in a supporting capacity
What does auxiliary mean?3
adjective
1
furnishing added support“an ancillary pump”
2
functioning in a supporting capacity“the main library and its auxiliary branches”
noun
1
someone who acts as assistant
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Auxiliary in a sentence
- This is a subject question, and therefore you don't use an auxiliary verb.Ergulis
- Since this is a subject question, you don't need an auxiliary verb.Ergulis
- What auxiliary materials or machines can presenters use when making a presentation?unknown
- Esperanto is the most popular auxiliary language ever invented.Adelpa
- A billion international auxiliary languages is never enough.shekitten
- There is very little difference between the auxiliary verbs.Ergulis
- The future tense is formed with an auxiliary verb.shekitten
- Interslavic is an example of a zonal auxiliary language.shekitten
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Forms of auxiliary
as a noun
- plural
- auxiliaries