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ausiliare — 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.

Senses

ausiliare is used for these senses in English:

  • ancillary Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
  • auxiliary A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
  • 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.

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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