What does adverb mean?
Definitions for adverb
ˈæd vɜrbad·verb
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Princeton's WordNet
adverb(noun)
the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
adverb(noun)
a word that modifies something other than a noun
Wiktionary
adverb(Noun)
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
Etymology: From adverbe, from adverbium, from ad-#Latin + verbum.
Webster Dictionary
Adverb(noun)
a word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well; paper extremely white
Etymology: [L. adverbium; ad + verbum word, verb: cf. F. adverbe.]
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Adverb
An adverb is a word that changes or qualifies the meaning of a verb, adjective, other adverb, clause, sentence or any other word or phrase, except that it does not include the adjectives and determiners that directly modify nouns. Adverbs are traditionally regarded as one of the parts of speech, although the wide variety of the functions performed by words classed as adverbs means that it is hard to treat them as a single uniform category. Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?. This function is called the adverbial function, and is realized not just by single words but by adverbial phrases and adverbial clauses.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Adverb
ad′vėrb, n. a word added to a verb, adjective, or other adverb to express some modification of the meaning or an accompanying circumstance.—adj. Adverb′ial, pertaining to an adverb—used also as a n.—adv. Adverb′ially. [L. ad verbium—ad, to, verbum, a word. It is so called, not because it is added to a verb, but because it is a word (verbum) joined to, or supplemental of, other words.]
Editors Contribution
adverb
A word that changes a verb.
The adverb within the grammar is known.
Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020
Anagrams for adverb »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of adverb in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of adverb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- bywoordAfrikaans
- adverbioAragonese
- ظرفArabic
- zərfAzerbaijani
- рәүешBashkir
- прысло́ўеBelarusian
- наре́чиеBulgarian
- ক্রিয়া-বিশেষণBengali
- adverbBreton
- adverbiCatalan, Valencian
- куцдошChechen
- příslovceCzech
- наречиChuvash
- adferfWelsh
- adverbium, biordDanish
- Adverbium, Nebenwort, Zuwort, Adverb, Zeitnebenwort, UmstandswortGerman
- επίρρημαGreek
- adverboEsperanto
- adverbioSpanish
- määrsõna, adverbEstonian
- adizlagun, adberbioBasque
- ظرف, قیدPersian
- adverbiFinnish
- hjáorðFaroese
- adverbeFrench
- bywurdWestern Frisian
- dobhriatharIrish
- co-ghnìomhairScottish Gaelic
- adverbioGalician
- ક્રિયાવિશેષણGujarati
- תואר הפועלHebrew
- क्रियाविशेषणHindi
- határozószóHungarian
- մակբայArmenian
- adverbioInterlingua
- adverbiaIndonesian
- adverbieInterlingue
- adverboIdo
- atviksorðIcelandic
- avverbioItalian
- 副詞Japanese
- ზმნიზედაGeorgian
- шылау, үстеуKazakh
- គុណកិរិយា, កិរិយាសព្ទវិសេសន៍Khmer
- 부사, 副詞Korean
- тактоочKyrgyz
- adverbiumLatin
- biewaordLimburgish, Limburgan, Limburger
- lilandiLingala
- ຄຳກິຣິຍາວິເສດ, ວິເສດLao
- prieveiksmisLithuanian
- apstākļa vārds, adverbsLatvian
- tūkēMāori
- прилогMacedonian
- ക്രിയാവിശേഷണംMalayalam
- дайвар үгMongolian
- क्रियाविषेशणMarathi
- adverbaMalay
- avverbjuMaltese
- ကြိယာဝိသေသနBurmese
- adverbNorwegian
- bijwoordDutch
- adverbNorwegian Nynorsk
- advèrbiOccitan
- କ୍ରିୟା ବିଶେଷଣOriya
- przysłówekPolish
- advérbioPortuguese
- hinarimanaQuechua
- adverbRomanian
- наре́чиеRussian
- advearbaNorthern Sami
- prílog, adverb, при́лог, адвербSerbo-Croatian
- ක්රියා විශේෂණයSinhala, Sinhalese
- príslovkaSlovak
- prislovSlovene
- ndajfoljeAlbanian
- adverbSwedish
- kielezi, kisifaSwahili
- வினையுரிச்சொல்Tamil
- క్రియా విశేషణముTelugu
- зарфTajik
- วิเศษณ์Thai
- ahwalet, halTurkmen
- pang-abayTagalog
- zarf, belirteçTurkish
- рәвешTatar
- прислі́вникUkrainian
- ایڈوربUrdu
- holUzbek
- trạng từ, phó từ, 副詞Vietnamese
- ladvelib, ladvärbVolapük
- אַדווערבYiddish
- isandisoZulu
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