auxiliaries Synonym

Synonyme auxiliaries

assistants - helpers - aides - supporters - adjuncts - deputies - associates - subordinates - backups - coadjutors - lieutenants - seconds - sidekicks - partners - collaborators - colleagues - companions - comrades - confederates - allies - accomplices - co-workers - facilitators - enablers - seconds-in-command - right-hand men - right-hand women - right hands - aides-de-camp - adjutants - underlings - minions - henchmen - retainers - servitors - functionaries - operatives - agents - proxies - representatives - stand-ins - substitutes - alternates - reserves - surrogates - standbys - understudies - reliefs


Auxiliaries are verbs used in forming tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs. Also known as helping verbs, they include forms of 'be', 'do', 'have,' and modal verbs like 'can', 'will', 'shall', 'may', etc. They assist in conveying additional nuances like time, possibility, or necessity in a sentence.

Category: Linguistics Tags: Grammar Verb Help


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