Meaning & Definition of Auxiliary in English
English⟶
Auxiliary
/ɑgzɪljəri/
noun
1. Someone who acts as assistant
synonym:
- aide,
- auxiliary
adjective
1. Functioning in a supporting capacity
- "The main library and its auxiliary branches"
synonym:
- auxiliary,
- subsidiary,
- supplemental,
- supplementary
2. Furnishing added support
- "An ancillary pump"
- "An adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"
- "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
synonym:
- accessory,
- adjunct,
- ancillary,
- adjuvant,
- appurtenant,
- auxiliary
Examples of using
There are two categories of verbs in the Uyghur language - primary and auxiliary.