Auxiliary definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

auxiliary in American English · 1. giving help or aid; assisting or supporting · 2. acting in a subsidiary, or subordinate, capacity · 3. additional; supplementary ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'auxiliary'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× auxiliary (ɔːgzɪljəri ,US-ləri ) Wordforms:pluralauxiliaries 1. countablenoun Anauxiliaryisapersonwhoisemployedtoassistotherpeopleintheirwork.Auxiliariesareoftenmedicalworkersormembersofthearmedforces. Nursingauxiliariesprovidebasiccare,butarenotqualifiednurses. 2. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Auxiliarystaffandtroopsassistotherstaffandtroops. Thegovernment'sfirstconcernwastoaugmentthearmyandauxiliaryforces. 3. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Auxiliaryequipmentisextraequipmentthatisavailableforusewhennecessary. ...anauxiliarymotor. ...auxiliaryfueltanks. Synonyms:supplementary,reserve,emergency,substitute MoreSynonymsofauxiliary 4. countablenoun[oftinnames] Anauxiliaryisanorganizationthatisconnectedwith,butlessimportantthan,anotherorganization;forexample,anorganizationforthewivesofthemembersofthemainorganization. [US]TherestaurantisoperatedbythePaloAltoAuxiliaryforthebenefitoftheLucile SalterPackardChildren'sHospital. 5. countablenoun Ingrammar,anauxiliaryorauxiliaryverbisaverbwhichisusedwithamainverb,forexampletoformdifferenttensesortomaketheverbpassive.InEnglish,thebasicauxiliaryverbsare'be','have',and'do'.Modalverbssuchas'can'and'will'arealsosometimescalledauxiliaries. MoreSynonymsofauxiliary COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers EnglishEasyLearningGrammarAuxiliaryverbsWhatisanauxiliaryverbinEnglish?Howdoyouusetheverb'be'inEnglish?Howdoyouusetheverb'have'inEnglish?Howdoyouusetheverb'do'...   ReadmoreEnglishEasyLearningGrammarModalverbsWhatisamodalverbinEnglish?WhatistheformandtenseofmodalverbsinEnglish?Whataresemi-modalverbsinEnglish?Wheredoyouputmodalverbs...   ReadmoreEnglishEasyLearningGrammarWhatisthewordorderinnegativestatementsinEnglish?Innegativestatements,thebasicwordorderforsubjectandobjectisthesameas inpositivestatements.Johnhasgonetoschool.Johnhas not goneto...   Readmore Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'auxiliary' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'auxiliary' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Scotchmist' HindiTranslationof'auxiliary' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency auxiliaryinBritishEnglish (ɔːɡˈzɪljərɪ ,-ˈzɪlə-) adjective1. secondaryorsupplementary 2. supporting 3. nautical (ofasailingvessel)havinganengine anauxiliarysloop nounWordforms:plural-ries4. apersonorthingthatsupportsorsupplements;subordinateorassistant 5. nauticala. asailingvesselwithanengine b. theengineofsuchavessel 6. navy avesselsuchasatug,hospitalship,etc,notusedforcombat CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC17:fromLatinauxiliāriusbringingaid,fromauxiliumhelp,fromaugēretoincrease,enlarge,strengthen WordFrequency auxiliaryinAmericanEnglish (ɔgˈzɪljəri ;ɔgˈzɪliəri ;ɔgzɪliˌɛri ;often,ɔgˈzɪləri ) adjective1.  givinghelporaid;assistingorsupporting 2.  actinginasubsidiary,orsubordinate,capacity 3.  additional;supplementary;reserve 4.  havinganenginethatcanbeusedforsupplementarypower,asasailingvessel 5.  designatingorofanyofthenoncombatships,astankersortenders,thatformtheservicefleetofanavy nounWordforms:pluralauxˈiliaries6.  anauxiliarypersonorthing 7. [pl.] foreignoralliedarmedforcesaidingthoseofacountryatwar 8.  anassistingorsupplementarygroupororganization thisclubhasawomen'sauxiliary 9.  anauxiliaryvesselorship 10. Grammar auxiliaryverb Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginLauxiliaris,helpful