Auxiliary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who acts as assistant

functioning in a supporting capacity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɪtʃuːmˈɛnɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɔːksˈɪliəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɔːksˈɪliəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɪtʃuːmˈɛnɪkəl/.

Examples

the main library and its auxiliary branches
an ancillary pump
an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supplementary appurtenant subsidiary supplemental adjuvant accessory ancillary adjunct aide

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who acts as assistant
adjective	functioning in a supporting capacity “the main library and its auxiliary branches”
adjective	furnishing added support “an ancillary pump”

Word Forms

auxiliary	adjective	furnishing added support
auxiliary	noun	someone who acts as assistant
subsidiary	noun	an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
subsidiarity	noun	secondary importance
supplement	noun	a supplementary component that improves capability
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hilfs-

jemand, der als Assistent fungiert

🇫🇷French

auxiliaire

quelqu'un qui agit comme assistant

🇪🇸Spanish

auxiliar

alguien que actúa como asistente

🇮🇹Italian

ausiliario

qualcuno che funge da assistente

🇳🇱Dutch

extra

iemand die als assistent optreedt

🇵🇹Portuguese

auxiliar

alguém que atua como assistente

🇷🇺Russian

вспомогательный

тот, кто действует как помощник

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहायक

कोई व्यक्ति जो सहायक के रूप में कार्य करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

সহায়ক

সহকারী হিসাবে কাজ করে এমন কেউ

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

உதவியாளராக செயல்படும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సహాయక

సహాయకుడిగా పనిచేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सहाय्यक

कोणीतरी जो सहाय्यक म्हणून काम करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહાયક

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે સહાયક તરીકે કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಾಯಕ

ಸಹಾಯಕರಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹായകമായ

സഹായിയായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਇਕ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاون

کوئی جو اسسٹنٹ کے طور پر کام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辅助的

担任助理的人

🇯🇵Japanese

補助

アシスタントとして行動する人

🇰🇷Korean

보조자

보조 역할을 하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phụ trợ

ai đó đóng vai trò là trợ lý

🇹🇭Thai

เสริม

คนที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นผู้ช่วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bantu

seseorang yang bertindak sebagai asisten

🇵🇭Filipino

pantulong

isang taong nagsisilbing katulong

🇲🇾Malay

bantu

seseorang yang bertindak sebagai pembantu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مساعد

شخص يعمل كمساعد

🇮🇷Persian

کمکی

کسی که به عنوان دستیار عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ek

asistan olarak görev yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

עזר

מישהו שמתפקד כעוזר

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The primary meaning of 'auxiliary' is 'someone who acts as assistant'.

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