AUXILIARY


Meaning of AUXILIARY in English

I. adjective

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an auxiliary verb (= a verb that is used with another verb to show its tense, person, etc. In English these are 'be', 'do', and 'have' )

auxiliary verb

modal auxiliary

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■ NOUN

nurse

Gilfoyle, 31-year-old auxiliary nurse at a private hospital, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his eight-month pregnant wife, Paula.

I spent a year working in a hospital as an auxiliary nurse between college and university.

She has worked variously as teacher, canteen assistant, auxiliary nurse .

She was at least head first in this world when the auxiliary nurse rushed in and caught the rest of her.

Later, Mrs Preston told the court how new courses, specifically for auxiliary nurses were introduced at the hospital last year.

It was prompt action by auxiliary nurse Jane Hale that saved his life.

I work during my vacations as an auxiliary nurse at my local hospital.

power

They were willing to underwrite, inpart, the construction of a ship with rotors as an auxiliary power source.

There were two auxiliary power sockets next to the cigarette lighter.

Vologsky erased the visual print-out and switched off all auxiliary power .

Jackson said an auxiliary power unit that froze up on ascent is now working.

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auxiliary pilots

the auxiliary generator

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But the policy did not extend to auxiliary components like the Orion chipset.

During the War he had been an auxiliary coastguard.

Gilfoyle, 31-year-old auxiliary nurse at a private hospital, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his eight-month pregnant wife, Paula.

It passes through many of the abandoned towns that at one time served auxiliary functions to the mines of Tombstone.

Jackson said an auxiliary power unit that froze up on ascent is now working.

Other auxiliary devices are indicated in Figure 14.8.

So, as an alternative to the implantation of alien or artificial hearts, Daedalus is devising a new auxiliary blood-pump.

There was even an auxiliary lot to take up the overflow.

II. noun

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■ ADJECTIVE

modal

The use of dare as a modal auxiliary follows the same pattern as need.

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The auxiliary for the Symphony is holding a fund-raising party on Saturday.

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An auxiliary listed under a given number may be applied to any subdivision of that number.

Baldwin was an important but fairly silent auxiliary to MacDonald.

Get up in the morning, clean the parish house kitchen from what the auxiliary cooked the night before.

The auxiliaries can be divided into signs and subdivisions and are listed in Figure 14.8.

The auxiliaries offer a series of facets and facet indicators which permit flexible synthesis.

The companion ladder, engine box and associated panels are very easy to remove, giving excellent access to the auxiliary .

These cover nursing auxiliaries, enrolled nurses, staff nurses, sisters and clinical specialists.

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