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auxiliary

/ɔ:g'ziljəri/
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The word "auxiliary" can be used as both an adjective and a noun, and it generally means something that provides extra support or assistance.

As an Adjective

Definition: When "auxiliary" is used as an adjective, it describes something that helps or adds support to something else.

Advanced Usage

In more advanced contexts, "auxiliary" can describe systems or functions that are not the main ones but still play an important role. For example, in engineering, an "auxiliary pump" helps maintain flow when the main pump is not enough.

Word Variants
  • Auxiliaries (noun): This refers to people or things that provide support.
  • Auxiliary verb: A verb used with a main verb to help express tense, mood, or voice (e.g., "is" in "She is running").
Different Meanings
  • As a noun, "auxiliary" refers to a person who acts as an assistant or helper.
    • Example: "The teacher had an auxiliary who helped with the students."
Synonyms
  • Supportive
  • Supplementary
  • Additional
  • Assistant
  • Helper
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

While "auxiliary" doesn’t have specific idioms or phrasal verbs, you might encounter phrases like: - "Auxiliary functions" (used in technical contexts to describe supportive operations).

Summary

In summary, "auxiliary" is a helpful word that indicates support or assistance, whether it’s describing staff in a workplace, systems in engineering, or verbs in grammar.

Adjective
  1. furnishing added support
    • an ancillary pump
    • an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
    • The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
  2. functioning in a supporting capacity
    • the main library and its auxiliary branches
Noun
  1. someone who acts as assistant

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