auxiliary

adjective
/ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi/

Helping; giving assistance or support.

Other meanings

Supplementary or subsidiary.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.

Synonyms

subsidiary

Related words

auxiliary cell
auxiliary bishop
auxiliary cruiser
auxiliary ego
auxiliary language
auxiliary oiler
auxiliary power unit
auxiliary storage
ladies' auxiliary
modal auxiliary
nurse auxiliary
perfect auxiliary

Example sentences

“A billion international auxiliary languages is never enough.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "auxiliārius" (assistant, ally).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “auxiliary” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.