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The school used an auxiliary room for the club meeting.
What does Auxiliary mean?
Auxiliary means giving extra help or support.
Dictionary definition
Providing extra help or support; in grammar, a helping verb.
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In grammar, have can be an auxiliary verb.
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Auxiliary equipment helped the team finish the experiment safely.
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What does auxiliary mean?
Auxiliary means providing additional help or support, and it can also describe a helping verb.
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awg · zil · yuh · ree · strongest beat: zil
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WordAuxiliary.
Partadjective, noun.
MeaningAuxiliary means giving extra help or support.
ExampleExample: The school used an auxiliary room for the club meeting.
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4 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- awg · zil · yuh · ree
- Strongest beat
- zil
- Ending
- ree
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on zil.
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Synonyms
Words like Auxiliary
supportingUse when something helps the main thing.
additionalUse when something extra is added.
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Auxiliary word family
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auxiliary
noun
auxiliaries
More than one support group, helper, or helping verb.
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