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auxiliar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aid verb To help or support someone, or to make something easier.
  • 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.
  • hand noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
  • help verb To provide assistance to someone or something.

Senses

auxiliar is used for these senses in English:

  • aid (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
  • aid (transitive) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
  • ancillary Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
  • auxiliary A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
  • hand (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
  • help (intransitive) To provide assistance.

aid — full definition

  1. verb To help or support someone, or to make something easier.
  2. noun Help, support, or resources given to someone in need.

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.

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