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adverb
An adverb refers to any element in a sentence used to modify a verb, adjective, another adverb, or even an entire clause.
Adverbs can be single words, phrases (called adverbial phrases), or entire clauses (called adverbial clauses).
ad·verb
(ăd′vûrb)n. Abbr. adv.
1. The part of speech that modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or an entire clause or sentence.
2. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as so, very, and rapidly.
[Middle English adverbe, from Old French, from Latin adverbium (translation of Greek epirrhēma) : ad-, in relation to; see ad- + verbum, word, verb; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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adverb
(ˈædˌvɜːb)n
(Grammar)
a. a word or group of words that serves to modify a whole sentence, a verb, another adverb, or an adjective; for example, probably, easily, very, and happily respectively in the sentence They could probably easily envy the very happily married couple
b. (as modifier): an adverb marker.
[C15–C16: from Latin adverbium adverb, literally: added word, a translation of Greek epirrhēma a word spoken afterwards]
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ad•verb
(ˈæd vɜrb)n.
a member of a class of words functioning as modifiers of verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or clauses, as quickly, well, here, now, and very, typically expressing some relation of place, time, manner, degree, means, cause, result, exception, etc., and in many languages distinguished by form, as often in English by the ending -ly. Abbr.: adv.
ad′verb•less, adj.
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adverb
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, for example, “brightly.”
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| Noun | 1. | adverb - the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses major form class - any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar adverb - a word that modifies something other than a noun |
| 2. | adverb - a word that modifies something other than a noun adverb - the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses positive, positive degree - the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution comparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" superlative degree, superlative - the superlative form of an adjective or adverb; "`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"; "`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'" adverbial - a word or group of words function as an adverb |
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adverb
(ˈӕdvəːb) noun a word used before or after a verb, before an adjective or preposition, or with another adverb to show time, manner, place, degree etc. Yesterday he looked more carefully in the box, and there he found a very small key with a hole right through it.adverbio
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adverb
n. adverbio.
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