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ondersteunend — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancillary adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
  • auxiliary adjective Providing extra help or support to something else, rather than being the main part.
  • supportive adj Giving encouragement, help, or approval.

Senses

ondersteunend is used for these senses in English:

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.

auxiliary — full definition

  1. adjective Providing extra help or support to something else, rather than being the main part.
  2. noun A verb, such as "have," "be," or "will," used together with another verb to show tense, mood, or voice.

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