Ancillary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

furnishing added support

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpətʃˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈansɪləɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈansɪləɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæpətʃˌɪn/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

appurtenant auxiliary adjuvant accessory adjunct

Parts of Speech

adjective

furnishing added support

“an ancillary pump”

Word Forms

accessory	noun	a supplementary component that improves capability
adjunct	noun	something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
appertain	verb	be a part or attribute of
appurtenance	noun	a supplementary component that improves capability
auxiliary	noun	someone who acts as assistant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

untergeordnet

zusätzliche Unterstützung durch die Einrichtung

🇫🇷French

auxiliaire

fournir un soutien supplémentaire

🇪🇸Spanish

auxiliar

brindando soporte adicional

🇮🇹Italian

ausiliario

fornire ulteriore supporto

🇳🇱Dutch

bijkomend

inrichting extra ondersteuning

🇵🇹Portuguese

auxiliar

fornecendo suporte adicional

🇷🇺Russian

вспомогательный

предоставление дополнительной поддержки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधीनस्थ

अतिरिक्त सहायता प्रदान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আনুষঙ্গিক

গৃহসজ্জার সামগ্রী যোগ করা সমর্থন

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

நிறுவுதல் கூடுதல் ஆதரவு

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుబంధ

ఫర్నిషింగ్ జోడించిన మద్దతు

🇮🇳Marathi

सहायक

फर्निशिंग जोडलेले समर्थन

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનુષંગિક

ફર્નિશિંગ ઉમેરાયેલ આધાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರಕ

ಸಜ್ಜುಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಬೆಂಬಲವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുബന്ധ

ഫർണിഷിംഗ് അധിക പിന്തുണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਇਕ

ਫਰਨੀਸ਼ਿੰਗ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذیلی

فرنشننگ شامل کی حمایت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辅助的

提供额外的支持

🇯🇵Japanese

補助的な

追加のサポートを提供する

🇰🇷Korean

보조적인

가구 추가 지원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phụ trợ

hỗ trợ thêm nội thất

🇹🇭Thai

อุปกรณ์เสริม

ตกแต่งเพิ่มการสนับสนุน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tambahan

memberikan dukungan tambahan

🇵🇭Filipino

pantulong

pagbibigay ng karagdagang suporta

🇲🇾Malay

sampingan

sokongan tambahan kelengkapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إضافية

تأثيث الدعم الإضافي

🇮🇷Persian

فرعی

ارائه پشتیبانی اضافی

🇹🇷Turkish

yardımcı

ilave destek sağlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נלווה

ריהוט תמיכה נוספת

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