auxiliary
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ɔːkˈsɪljəri/ or /ɔːkˈsɪli.əri/ or /ɔːkˈsɪləri/
- (US) IPA (key): /ɔɡˈzɪljəri/ or /ɔɡˈzɪliɛri/ or /ɔɡˈzɪləri/
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Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- An auxiliary worker is one who assists the main workers.
- The auxiliary police receive basic police training but cannot carry a weapon.
- An auxiliary motor or power supply starts working if the main one stops.
- Because the computers are so important in an emergency, they need an auxiliary power supply.
- (grammar) An auxiliary verb is a verb such as be, do, or will that works with another verb to show the tense, aspect, mood, or voice. (Here is a list of English auxiliary verbs.)
- The passive voice in English typically uses the auxiliary verbs be or get.
Noun
[change]- (countable) An auxiliary is a person who assists the main workers.
- A number of auxiliaries were brought in to cover the sick workers.
- (countable) An auxiliary is an organization that that supports another organization.
- The Ladies’ Auxiliary started when women were asked to help injured soldiers returning home.
- (countable) (grammar) An auxiliary is an auxiliary verb.
- That sentence needs an auxiliary.