auxiliary

aux·il·ia·ry  (ôg-zly-r, -zl-r)

adj.

1. Giving assistance or support; helping.

2. Acting as a subsidiary; supplementary: the main library and its auxiliary branches.

3. Held in or used as a reserve: auxiliary troops; an auxiliary power generator.

4. Nautical Equipped with a motor as well as sails.

5. Grammar Of, relating to, or being an auxiliary verb.

n. pl. aux·il·ia·ries

1. An individual or group that assists or functions in a supporting capacity: a volunteers' auxiliary at a hospital.

2. A member of a foreign body of troops serving a country in war.

3. Grammar An auxiliary verb.

4. Nautical

a. A sailing vessel equipped with a motor.

b. A vessel, such as a supply ship or a tug, that is designed for and used in instances and services other than combat.

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[Middle English, from Latin auxilirius, from auxilium, help; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]

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auxiliary

Adjective

1. secondary or supplementary

2. supporting

Noun

pl -ries

a person or thing that supports or supplements [Latin auxilium help]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	auxiliary - someone who acts as assistant aide assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" nurse's aide, nursing aide - someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training
Adj.	1.	auxiliary - functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
	2.	auxiliary - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, accessory supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"

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auxiliary

adjective 1. supplementary, reserve, emergency, substitute, secondary, back-up, subsidiary, fall-back

adjective 2. supporting, helping, aiding, assisting, accessory, ancillary << OPPOSITE primary

noun 3. helper, partner, ally, associate, supporter, assistant, companion, accessory, subordinate, protagonist, accomplice, confederate, henchman

Translations

auxiliary [ɔːgˈzɪlɪərɪ] adj → auxiliar

auxiliary [ɔːgˈzɪlɪərɪ] adj, n → auxiliaire (m/f)

auxiliary [ɔːgˈzɪlɪərɪ] adj (tool, verb) → Hilfs-

n (assistant) → Hilfskraft f

auxiliary [ɔːgˈzɪlɪərɪ] adj → ausiliario/a

n → ausiliare m/f

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auxiliary

adj auxiliary [oːgˈziljəri]

helping; additional auxiliary forces; an auxiliary nurse.hulpمُساعِد، إضافيпомощен(vý)pomocnýhjælpe-; støtte-Hilfs-...βοηθητικός, εφεδρικόςauxiliarabi-, lisa-کمکی؛ اضافیapu-, lisä-auxiliaireמְסַייֵע, עוֹזֵרसहायकpomoćnisegéd-darurataðstoðar-, hjálpar-ausiliare補助の돕는, 보조의pagalbinispalīg-; papildutambahanhulp-hjelpe-, støtte-pomocniczyauxiliarau­xi­liarвспомогательный; дополнительныйvýpomocnýpomoženpomoćnihjälp-, reserv-, extra-เสริม; หนุนyardımcı輔助的допоміжний; додатковийاضافی ، سود مند ،bổ trợ辅助的

n – plural auˈxiliaries –

1 an additional helper. hulp, helperمُساعِد إضافيпомощникvýpomocná sílahjælper; assistentder/die Helfer(in)βοηθόςauxiliar, ayudanteabilineکمکapulainenauxiliaireכּוֹח עֶזֶרसहकारीdodatnisegédpembantu tambahanauka-, viðbótar-ausiliare補助者보조자, 보조물talkininkaspalīgspembantu tambahanhelperhjelper, assistentpomocnikajudanteajutorпомощникvýpomocná silapomočnikpomoćnikassistentผู้ที่ช่วยสนับสนุนyardımcı, muavin輔助者помічникمعاونngười phụ tá辅助者

2 a soldier serving with another nation. hulptroepجُندي مُحارِب مَع دَولة أحرىпомощни войскиvojín pomocné službyhjælpetropperdie Hilfstruppenστρατιώτης που υπηρετεί σε ξένη χώραauxiliarabiväelaneنیروی برون مرزیapujoukotauxiliaireמְסַייֵעसहायक सेनाpomoćnisegédcsapatok katonájatentara asing yang membantu dalam perangmálaliðiausiliare外人部隊원군samdinysalgotnisaskar bantuanbondgenoothjelpetropperżołnierz najemnyauxiliarmer­cenarнаёмникvojak pomocných sílpomožen (vojak)vojnik pomoćne (strane) trupehjälptrupp, soldat i hjälptruppทหารที่ทำงานรับใช้ประเทศอื่นyedek援軍найманецьامدادی فوج یا سپاہیlính chi viện援军