auxiliary (Meaning)
auxiliary (n)
someone who acts as assistant
auxiliary (s)
functioning in a supporting capacity
furnishing added support
auxiliary (a.)
Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.
auxiliary (n.)
A helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise.
Foreign troops in the service of a nation at war; (rarely in sing.), a member of the allied or subsidiary force.
auxiliary (sing.)
A verb which helps to form the voices, modes, and tenses of other verbs; -- called, also, an auxiliary verb; as, have, be, may, can, do, must, shall, and will, in English; etre and avoir, in French; avere and essere, in Italian; estar and haber, in Spanish.
A quantity introduced for the purpose of simplifying or facilitating some operation, as in equations or trigonometrical formulae.
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auxiliary Sentence Examples
- An auxiliary verb, such as "have," "be," or "can," helps the main verb express tense, voice, or mood.
- In the sentence "The children have eaten the cookies," "have" is the auxiliary verb.
- Auxiliary verbs can also convey information about the speaker's attitude towards the action.
- The auxiliary verb "may" expresses possibility, whereas "must" conveys necessity.
- In English, the auxiliary verb "do" is used to form questions and negations.
- Some auxiliary verbs, like "do," can also function as main verbs in certain contexts.
- The use of auxiliary verbs is essential for constructing grammatically correct sentences in English.
- The table summarizes the auxiliary verbs and their functions in English grammar.
- Auxiliary verbs can be combined to create complex verb phrases, such as "can have been."
- A modal auxiliary verb, like "can" or "should," expresses the speaker's ability, permission, or advice.
FAQs About the word auxiliary
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primary, principal,main, principal, main, basic, chief, basic, chief, primary
An auxiliary verb, such as "have," "be," or "can," helps the main verb express tense, voice, or mood.
In the sentence "The children have eaten the cookies," "have" is the auxiliary verb.
Auxiliary verbs can also convey information about the speaker's attitude towards the action.
The auxiliary verb "may" expresses possibility, whereas "must" conveys necessity.
