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adverb [ˈædˌvɜːb] n
(Linguistics / 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 Abbreviation adv [C15-C16: from Latin adverbium adverb, literally: added word, a translation of Greek epirrhēma a word spoken afterwards] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations adverb n → Adverb nt, → Umstandswort nt 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. bywoord ظَرْف مَكَان أو زَمَان، حَال наречие příslovce adverbium; biord das Adverb επίρρημα (γραμμ.) adverbio adverb قید adverbi adverbe תוֹאָר הַפּוֹעַל क्रियाविशेषण prilog határozó(szó) adverbia atviksorð avverbio 副詞 부사 prieveiksmis apstākļa vārds adverb bijwoord adverb przysłówek advérbio adverb наречие príslovka prislov prilog adverb คำวิเศษณ์; คำกริยาวิเศษณ์ zarf 副詞 прислівник اسم ظرف phó từ 副词 adj adˈverbial bywoordelik ظَرْفِي обстоятелствен příslovečný adverbiel; adverbial- adverbial επιρρηματικός adverbial adverbiaalne قیدی adverbiaalinen adverbial שֶׁל תוֹאָר הַפּוֹעַל क्रियाविशेषणात्मक prilog határozói adverbial atviksorðs-; atvikslegur (í setningafr.) avverbiale 副詞の 부사의 prieveiksmio, prieveiksminis apstākļa-; adverbiāls adjektif bijwoordelijk przysłówkowy adverbial adverbial адвербиальный príslovkový prisloven priloški adverbial, adverbiell เกี่ยวกับกริยาวิเศษณ์ zarf niteliğinde, zarfımsı 副詞的 прислівниковий متعلق فعل thuộc phó từ 副词的 adv adˈverbially bywoordelik ظَرْفِيَّا обстоятелствено příslovečně adverbielt adverbial επιρρηματικά adverbialmente adverbiaalselt به صورت قید adverbiaalisesti adverbialement כֶּתוֹאָר הַפּוֹעַל क्रियाविशेषणात्मक रूप से priložno határozói szerkezettel secara adverbial með atviksorði; atvikslega avverbialmente 副詞的に 부사적으로 prieveiksmiškai adverbiāli adverb bijwoordelijk przysłówkowo adverbialmente adverbial в качестве наречия príslovkovo prislovno kao prilog adverbialt, adverbiellt โดยเกี่ยวกับกริยาวิเศษณ์ zarfımsı olarak 作為副詞 в якості прислівника; адвербіально متعلق فعل کے انداز میں như một phó từ 作状语 adverb → ظرف příslovce biord Adverb επίρρημα adverbio adverbi adverbe prilog avverbio 副詞 부사 bijwoord adverb przysłówek advérbio наречие adverb คำวิเศษณ์ belirteç phó từ 副词 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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