auxiliary
adjetivosustantivoatestiguado en diálogos
- Reino Unido//ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi//
- Reino Unido//ɔːɡˈzɪl.i.ə.ɹi//
- Reino Unido//ɔːkˈsɪl-//
- Estados Unidos//ɔɡˈzɪl.(jə).ɹi//
Helping; giving assistance or support.
adjetivo
- 1
Helping; giving assistance or support.
auxiliary troops
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Supplementary or subsidiary.
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Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
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Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
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Relating to an auxiliary verb.
Etimología
From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).
sustantivo
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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.
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A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
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A marching band color guard.
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Variante de 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]
Formas
- plural
- auxiliaries
auxiliary · Helping; giving assistance or support.
Ava · A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.avail · To turn to the advantage of.available · Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for…