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auxiliary verb

aux·il·ia·ry verb
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awg-zil-yuh-ree, -zil-uh- vurb]
    • /ɔgˈzɪl yə ri, -ˈzɪl ə- vɜrb/
    • /ɔːɡˈzɪl.i.ər.i vɜːb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awg-zil-yuh-ree, -zil-uh- vurb]
    • /ɔgˈzɪl yə ri, -ˈzɪl ə- vɜrb/

Definitions of auxiliary verb words

  • noun auxiliary verb a verb used to indicate the tense, voice, mood, etc, of another verb where this is not indicated by inflection, such as English will in he will go, was in he was eating and he was eaten, do in I do like you, etc 3
  • noun auxiliary verb a verb used to help form the tenses, aspects, voices, or moods of other verbs, as will, have, do, be, should, must 3
  • noun auxiliary verb a word used in construction with and preceding certain forms of other verbs, as infinitives or participles, to express distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, etc., as did in Did you go?, am in I am listening, have in We have spoken, or can in They can see. 1
  • noun auxiliary verb verb: modal, modifying 1
  • noun auxiliary verb (grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect. 0
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Origin of auxiliary verb

First appearance:

before 1755
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Auxiliary verb

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

auxiliary verb usage trend in Literature

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