About The Word Adverb

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Adverb

Adverb Meaning & Definition
Adverb Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Adverb?

[n] the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
[n] a word that modifies something other than a noun

Synonyms | Synonyms for Adverb:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Adverb: adjectival | adjective | adverbial | adversative conjunction | attributive | conjunction | conjunctive adverb | coordinating conjunction | copulative | copulative conjunction | correlative conjunction | disjunctive | disjunctive conjunction | exclamatory noun | form class | form word | function class | gerundive | interjection | part of speech | participle | particle | past participle | perfect participle | preposition | present participle | subordinating conjunction | verbal adjective

See Also | adverbial | major form class | modifier | qualifier

Adverb In Webster's Dictionary

\Ad"verb\, n. [L. adverbium; ad + verbum word, verb: cf. F. adverbe.] (Gram.) 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.

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