auxiliaries
Grammar's helper verbs
Auxiliaries are people or things that provide supplementary support.
Military auxiliaries are troops that assist regular forces—historically often foreign units fighting alongside a nation's army.
In grammar, auxiliary verbs like *have*, *be*, and *will* help main verbs express tense, mood, or voice: She has finished, They will arrive.
The term extends to any backup or supporting element: auxiliary power, auxiliary staff.
People who provide support
- aidesSubordinate staff members
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- support staffWorkers aiding main operations
- adjutantsAssistants to senior officers
attendants · helpers · subordinates · deputies · seconds · orderlies · caregivers · paraprofessionals
Words expressing actions
- modalPertaining to form
- tenseStrained or nervous
- aspectFeature or dimension
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
voice · conjugation · syntax · inflection · agreement · subjunctive · indicative · imperative
Military personnel collectively
- reservesResources held back
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- support unitsForces aiding main operations
- garrisonStationed military force
militia · corps · battalion · regiment · brigade · detachment · national guard · territorial
Support or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- reliefEasing of distress
backing · supplementary · secondary · ancillary · additional · reserve · standby · fallback
assistants
People who provide support
- aidesSubordinate staff members
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- support staffWorkers aiding main operations
adjutants · attendants · helpers · subordinates · deputies · seconds · orderlies · caregivers · paraprofessionals · nurse aides
verbs
Words expressing actions
mood · voice · conjugation · syntax · inflection · agreement · subjunctive · indicative · imperative · participle
troops
Military personnel collectively
- reservesResources held back
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- support unitsForces aiding main operations
garrison · militia · corps · battalion · regiment · brigade · detachment · national guard · territorial · home guard
assistance
Support or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
relief · backing · supplementary · secondary · ancillary · additional · reserve · standby · fallback · contingency
- military termsarmy, navy, air force, marines, soldier
- military forcesarmy, allied forces, soldiers, troops, coalition forces
- women's groupssorority, sisterhood, nuns, women's club, women's league
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
- ancient armiesphalanx, legion, hoplites, heavy infantry, light infantry
- auxiliary forcessupport units, colonial troops, native troops, mercenaries, foreign legion
auxiliariesprincipals
Chief school administrators
primaries · regulars · mainstays · leads · first-string