auxiliary
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi//
- United Kingdom//ɔːɡˈzɪl.i.ə.ɹi//
- United Kingdom//ɔːkˈsɪl-//
- United States//ɔɡˈzɪl.(jə).ɹi//
Helping; giving assistance or support.
adjective
- 1
Helping; giving assistance or support.
auxiliary troops
- 2
Supplementary or subsidiary.
- 3
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
- 4
Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
- 5
Relating to an auxiliary verb.
Etymology
From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).
noun
- 1
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
Auxiliaries and ancillaries are comprehensive, and include a Westinghouse motor-driven recriprocating compressor used for locomotive braking and general service air, two rotary exhauster sets for train brakes when hauling passenger or fitted freight trains, and an oil-fired train heating boiler.
A drive to exploit the Highlands as a winter sports area, with all the necessary auxiliaries, such as chair lifts in the Cairngorms, shows increasing promise, […].
Summer “felt betrayed” that a close friend had used AI as “an auxiliary” to talk to her.
- 2
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
- 3
A marching band color guard.
- 4
Variant of auxiliary verbEllipsis of 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]
Forms
- plural
- auxiliaries
auxiliary · Helping; giving assistance or support.
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