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adverb

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ad·verb  (dvûrb)
n. Abbr. adv.
1.
The part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.
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 epirrhma) : ad-, in relation to; see ad- + verbum, word, verb; see wer-5 in Indo-European roots.]

adverb
Noun
a word that modifies a sentence, verb, adverb, or adjective, for example easily, very, and happily in They could easily envy the very happily married couple [Latin adverbium, literally: added word]
adverbial adj
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Noun1.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
modifier, qualifier - a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
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
Translations

adverb [ˈædvəːb] nadverbio
adverb [ˈædvəːb] nadverbe m
adverb [ˈædvəːb] nAdverb nt
adverb [ˈædvəːb] navverbio

adverb
n adverb [ˈӕdvəːb]
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.bywoordظَرْف مَكَان أو زَمَان، حَالнаречиеpříslovceadverbium; biorddas Adverbεπίρρημα (γραμμ.)adverbioadverbقیدadverbiadverbeתוֹאָר הַפּוֹעַלक्रियाविशेषणpriloghatározó(szó)adverbiaatviksorðavverbio副詞부사prieveiksmisapstākļa vārdsadverbbijwoordadverbprzysłówekadvérbioadverbнаречиеpríslovkaprislovprilogadverbคำวิเศษณ์; คำกริยาวิเศษณ์zarf副詞прислівникاسم ظرفphó từ
adj adˈverbial
bywoordelikظَرْفِيобстоятелственpříslovečnýadverbiel; adverbial-adverbialεπιρρηματικόςadverbialadverbiaalneقیدیadverbiaalinenadverbialשֶׁל תוֹאָר הַפּוֹעַלक्रियाविशेषणात्मकpriloghatározóiadverbialatviksorðs-; atvikslegur (í setningafr.)avverbiale副詞の부사의prieveiksmio, prieveiksminisapstākļa-; adverbiālsadjektifbijwoordelijkprzysłówkowyadverbialadverbialадвербиальныйpríslovkovýprislovenpriloškiadverbial, adverbiellเกี่ยวกับกริยาวิเศษณ์zarf niteliğinde, zarfımsı副詞的прислівниковийمتعلق فعلthuộc phó từ
adv adˈverbially
bywoordelikظَرْفِيَّاобстоятелственоpříslovečněadverbieltadverbialεπιρρηματικάadverbialmenteadverbiaalseltبه صورت قیدadverbiaalisestiadverbialementכֶּתוֹאָר הַפּוֹעַלक्रियाविशेषणात्मक रूप सेpriložnohatározói szerkezettelsecara adverbialmeð atviksorði; atvikslegaavverbialmente副詞的に부사적으로prieveiksmiškaiadverbiāliadverbbijwoordelijkprzysłówkowoadverbialmenteadverbialв качестве наречияpríslovkovoprislovnokao prilogadverbialt, adverbielltโดยเกี่ยวกับกริยาวิเศษณ์zarfımsı olarak作狀語в якості прислівника; адвербіальноمتعلق فعل کے انداز میںnhư một phó từ

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As long as the teacher was explaining to him, he believed him and seemed to comprehend, but as soon as he was left alone, he was positively unable to recollect and to understand that the short and familiar word "suddenly" is an adverb of manner of action.
She told him that he was "horribly Western," but in this compliment the adverb was tinged with insincerity.
I go, consequentementally,'--it would have given Mrs Plornish great concern if she could have been persuaded that his occasional lengthening of an adverb in this way, was the chief fault of his English,--'first among my countrymen.
 
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