auxiliar — meaning in English

English meaning

• ancillary adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
• assistant noun A person who helps someone else with their work.
• auxiliary adjective Providing extra help or support to something else, rather than being the main part.

Senses

auxiliar is used for these senses in English:

• ancillary Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
• assistant Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
• auxiliary verb (grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.

ancillary — full definition

1. adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
2. noun A person or thing that provides support to a main activity, such as a support worker in a hospital or school.

assistant — full definition

1. noun A person who helps someone else with their work.
2. adj Holding a supporting or secondary role beneath a more senior position.

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