B1adjective · rare

auxiliary

вспомогательный, дополнительный, запасной

unterstützend, hilfs-, helfend, zurückhaltend

Helping; giving assistance or supportHelping; giving assistance or support.

UK/ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi/US/ɔɡˈzɪl.(jə).ɹi/

» The centurion summoned his auxiliary troops.

Meaning

5 senses

(not comparable)Helping; giving assistance or support.
auxiliary troops
helfend, unterstützend, hilfs-
вспомога́тельныйvspomogátelʹnyj
furnishing added support
(not comparable)Supplementary or subsidiary.
subsidiär, unterstützend
вспомога́тельныйvspomogátelʹnyj, дополни́тельныйdopolnítelʹnyj, запасно́йzapasnój
(not comparable)Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
zurückhaltend
вспомога́тельныйvspomogátelʹnyj, дополни́тельныйdopolnítelʹnyj, запасно́йzapasnój
(not comparable)Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
(not comparable)Relating to an auxiliary verb.
вспомога́тельныйvspomogátelʹnyj

27 sentences

The centurion summoned his auxiliary troops.
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Globasa is an international auxiliary language.
deGlobasa ist eine internationale Hilfssprache.
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Klingon is my favorite international auxiliary language.
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A billion international auxiliary languages is never enough.
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Esperanto is the most popular auxiliary language ever invented.
deEsperanto ist die populärste Hilfssprache, die erdacht wurde.
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6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

helping; giving assistance or support:

supplementary or subsidiary:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

helping; giving assistance or support:

supplementary or subsidiary:

held in reserve for exceptional circumstances:

From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from

From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).

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9 synonyms

having sails and engine:motorsailer

Close in meaning