auxiliaire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adventitious adj From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
- 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.
- help verb To provide assistance to someone or something.
- helper noun A person or thing that provides assistance.
Senses
auxiliaire is used for these senses in English:
- ancillary Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
- assistant A person who assists or helps someone else.
- auxiliary verb (grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.
- help Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- helper One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
adventitious — full definition
- adj From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
- adj Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
- adj Not congenital; acquired.
- adj Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
ancillary — full definition
- adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
- noun A person or thing that provides support to a main activity, such as a support worker in a hospital or school.