1 (of workers) giving help or support to the main group of workers:
auxiliary nurses / workers / services
2 (technical) (of a piece of equipment) used if there is a problem with the main piece of equipment:
an auxiliary pump
noun (plural auxiliaries)
1 (also auxiliary verb) (grammar) a verb such as be, do and have used with main verbs to show tense, etc. and to form questions and negatives:
In the question 'Do you know where he has gone?', 'do' and 'has' are auxiliaries.
2 a worker who gives help or support to the main group of workers:
nursing auxiliaries
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is auxiliary a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, auxiliary is tagged as adjective.
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