вспомога́тельный — meaning in English

English meaning

• accessory noun An additional item that complements or completes something, especially an outfit.
• 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.
• peripheral adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.
• subsidiary noun A company that is owned or controlled by a larger parent company.

Senses

вспомога́тельный is used for these senses in English:

• accessory Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. [from 1550s]
• ancillary Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
• ancillary Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
• assistant Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
• peripheral Auxiliary.
• subsidiary Auxiliary or supplemental.

accessory — full definition

1. noun An additional item that complements or completes something, especially an outfit.
2. noun A person who helps someone commit a crime without directly carrying it out.
3. adj Supplementary or secondary rather than essential.

adventitious — full definition

1. adj From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
2. adj Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
3. adj Not congenital; acquired.
4. adj Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.

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