Definitions for auxiliary
ɔgˈzɪl yə ri, -ˈzɪl ə-aux·il·ia·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. aide, auxiliaryadjective

   someone who acts as assistant

2. auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementaryadjective

   functioning in a supporting capacity

   "the main library and its auxiliary branches"

3. accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliaryadjective

   furnishing added support

   "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. auxiliarynoun

   A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.

2. auxiliarynoun

   A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.

3. auxiliarynoun

   An auxiliary verb.

4. auxiliarynoun

   A marching band colorguard.

5. auxiliaryadjective

   Helping; giving assistance or support.

6. auxiliaryadjective

   Supplementary or subsidiary.

7. auxiliaryadjective

   Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.

8. auxiliaryadjective

   Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.

9. auxiliaryadjective

   Relating to an auxiliary verb.

10. Etymology: From auxiliarius, equiv. to auxiliaris, from auxilium, from augere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Auxiliar, Auxiliaryadjective

   Assistant; helping; confederate.

   Etymology: from auxilium, Lat.

   The giant brood,
   That fought at Thebes and Ilium on each side,
   Mix’d with auxiliar gods. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. i.

   Their tractates are little auxiliary unto ours, nor afford us any light to detenebrate this truth. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   There is not the smallest capillary vein but it is present with, and auxiliary to it, according to its use. Matthew Hale, Orig. of Mank.

   Nor from his patrimonial heav’n alone
   Is Jove content to pour his vengeance down;
   Aid from his brother of the seas he craves,
   To help him with auxiliary waves. Dryden.

2. Auxiliar, Auxiliarynoun

   Helper; assistant; confederate.

   Etymology: from auxilium, Lat.

   In the strength of that power, he might, without the auxiliaries of any further influence, have determined his will to a full choice of God. South.

   There are, indeed, a sort of underling auxiliars to the difficulty of a work, called commentators and criticks. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. auxiliary

   An auxiliary is something that provides additional help, support or assistance, supplementing the primary or main function or operation. It can be a person, a device, or an organization that assists or contributes supplementary aid. It can also refer to a type of verb that is used in forming tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs in grammar.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Auxiliaryadjective

   conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops

2. Auxiliarynoun

   a helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise

3. Auxiliarynoun

   foreign troops in the service of a nation at war; (rarely in sing.), a member of the allied or subsidiary force

4. Auxiliary

   a verb which helps to form the voices, modes, and tenses of other verbs; -- called, also, an auxiliary verb; as, have, be, may, can, do, must, shall, and will, in English; etre and avoir, in French; avere and essere, in Italian; estar and haber, in Spanish

5. Auxiliary

   a quantity introduced for the purpose of simplifying or facilitating some operation, as in equations or trigonometrical formulae

6. Etymology: [L. auxiliarius, fr. auxilium help, aid, fr. augere to increase.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. auxiliary

   Foreign or subsidiary troops which are furnished to a belligerent power in consequence of a treaty of alliance, or for pecuniary considerations. Of the latter description may be considered the Hessians that were employed by Great Britain to enslave America.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Auxiliary

   additional, or supplementing.

How to pronounce auxiliary?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say auxiliary in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of auxiliary in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of auxiliary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of auxiliary in a Sentence

1. Jason Miller:

   It was just auxiliary to the broader efforts we have and are working on.

2. Ammar Ammar:

   Due to the prevailing security situation and as no system is set in place for handling dead bodies, the LRCS conduct these activities as an auxiliary to the authorities, their role is limited to the collection and transfer of dead bodies to the competent authorities.

3. Peter Alan Kasler:

   It is, therefore, a fact of law and of practical necessity that individuals are responsible for their own safety, and that of their loved ones. Police protection must be recognized for what it is: only an auxiliary general deterrent.

4. George Pell:

   It's implausible because I was an auxiliary bishop and I had no access to money or - no access to significant resources, it's implausible because, of course, the attempt to bribe someone is criminal.

5. Dan Morgan:

   Apple is going through a transition period right now, i still believe that Apple will remain to its core a product company and that The Services segment are still auxiliary.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=auxiliary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Auxiliary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=auxiliary
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auxiliary
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=auxiliary