Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ɔːkˈsɪljəɹi/, /ɔːkˈsɪli.əɹi/, /ɔːkˈsɪləɹi/
- (America) IPA: /ɔɡˈzɪljəɹi/, /ɔɡˈzɪliɛɹi/, /ɔɡˈzɪləɹi/
- (cot-caught merged) IPA: /ɑɡˈzɪljəɹi/, /ɑɡˈzɪliɛɹi/, /ɑɡˈzɪləɹi/
auxiliary (not comparable)
- Helping; giving assistance or support.
- auxiliary troops
- Synonyms: ancillary, accessory
- Supplementary or subsidiary.
- Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
- (nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
- (grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
- (supplementary) accessory
- (having sails and engine) motorsailer
- German: helfend, unterstützend, hilfs- (prefix)
- Portuguese: auxiliar
- Russian: вспомога́тельный
- German: subsidiär, unterstützend
- Portuguese: auxiliar
- Russian: вспомога́тельный
- Spanish: auxiliar
- German: zurückhaltend,
- Portuguese: auxiliar
- Russian: вспомога́тельный
- French: auxiliaire
- Portuguese: auxiliar
- Russian: вспомога́тельный
auxiliary (plural auxiliaries)
- A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
- A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
- (grammar) An auxiliary verb.
- The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries are the per-
fective Auxiliary have, the progressive Auxiliary be, and the passive Auxiliary
be. Perfective have is so-called because it marks the completion (hence, perfec-
tion) of an action; it is followed by a VP headed by a perfective -n participle, as
in:
(121) The referee has [VP shown him the red card]
- The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries are the per-
- A marching band colorguard.
- German: Helfer, Hilfskraft
- Italian: ausiliare
- Portuguese: auxiliar
- Russian: помо́щник
- Spanish: auxiliar, ayudante
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