Adverb Definition
adverb
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English
Etymology
From French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈadvəːb/
- IPA: /ˈædvəɹb/
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Noun
adverb (plural adverbs)
- (grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
- 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
- ‘Fortunately your papa appreciates it; he appreciates it immensely’—that was one of the things Miss Overmore also said, with a striking insistence on the adverb.
- (modifying a verb) I often went outside hiking during my stay in Japan.
- (modifying an adjective) It was often cold outside.
- (modifying another adverb) Not often.
- 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
Usage notes
- Adverbs comprise a fundamental category of words in most languages. In English, adverbs are typically formed from adjectives by appending -ly and are used to modify verbs, verb phrases, adjectives, other adverbs, and entire sentences, but not nouns or noun phrases.
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Anagrams
Norwegian
Noun
adverb
Inflection
Inflection of adverb| indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokmål n | adverb | adverbt | adverb/adverbr | a/adverbne |
| Nynorsk n | adverb | adverbet | adverb | adverba [adverbi] |
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word”), French adverbe.
Noun
Declension
declension of adverb| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender n. | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | un adverb | adverbul | niște adverbe | adverbele |
| genitive/dative | unui adverb | adverbului | unor adverbe | adverbelor |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ǎdʋerb/
- Hyphenation: ad‧verb
Noun
àdverb m. (Cyrillic spelling а̀дверб)
Declension
declension of adverb| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adverb | adverbi |
| genitive | adverba | àdvērbā |
| dative | adverbu | adverbima |
| accusative | adverb | adverbe |
| vocative | adverbe | adverbi |
| locative | adverbu | adverbima |
| instrumental | adverbom | adverbima |
Synonyms
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word”).
Noun
adverb n.
Declension
Declension of adverb| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | adverb | adverbet | adverb | adverben |
| genitive | adverbs | adverbets | adverbs | adverbens |
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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:10:23 GMT+00:00
Boston Globe The adverb can be wrong. The usage czar of the Telegraph in London recently chastised a reporter for using the construction spelled it wrong. ...