Polyglot Dictionary

auxiliar

/awsiˈljaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
auxilio
preterite (eu)
auxiliei
past participle
auxiliado

Meaning

  1. to help

    • Auxiliou os feridos.

      He helped the wounded.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

acudir

acudir means to rush to help, urgently, in an emergency; auxiliar is more formal, ongoing assistance — both mean "to help."

ajudar

ajudar is the general everyday word for "to help"; auxiliar is more formal, ongoing assistance.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ayudar

ayudar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to help."

Practice

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