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accompanying
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??k?m.p(?.)ni.??/
Adjective
accompanying (comparative more accompanying, superlative most accompanying)
- Present together.
- (1848) Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life, Preface:
- The accompanying pages contain the unfinished Sketch of a Theory of Life by S. T. Coleridge.
- (1848) Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life, Preface:
Translations
References
- “accompanying” in Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Verb
accompanying
- present participle of accompany
Noun
accompanying (plural accompanyings)
- That which accompanies; accompaniment.
- 1839, William Thompson Bacon, Poems (page 46)
- He was seated / Among his equals; and a holiday / With its accompanyings — loud laughs, and jests, / And boisterous mirth — sped merrily […]
- 1839, William Thompson Bacon, Poems (page 46)
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auxiliary
English
Etymology
From Latin auxili?rius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxili?ris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from aug?re (“to increase”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??k?s?lj??i/, /??k?s?li.??i/, /??k?s?l??i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???z?lj??i/, /???z?li??i/, /???z?l??i/
- (cot-caught merged) IPA(key): /???z?lj??i/, /???z?li??i/, /???z?l??i/
- Rhymes: -?li??i
- Rhymes: -?li???i
Adjective
auxiliary (not comparable)
- Helping; giving assistance or support.
- auxiliary troops
- Synonyms: ancillary, accessory
- Supplementary or subsidiary.
- Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
- (nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
- (grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
Synonyms
- (supplementary): accessory
- (having sails and engine): motorsailer
Translations
Noun
auxiliary (plural auxiliaries)
- A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
- A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
- (grammar) An auxiliary verb.
- The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries are the per-
fective Auxiliary have, the progressive Auxiliary be, and the passive Auxiliary
be. Perfective have is so-called because it marks the completion (hence, perfec-
tion) of an action; it is followed by a VP headed by a perfective -n participle, as
in:
(121) The referee has [VP shown him the red card]
- The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries are the per-
- A marching band colorguard.
Translations
Related terms
- auction
- auctioneer
- augment
- augmentation
See also
- axillary
Further reading
- auxiliary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- auxiliary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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