Looking for the meaning of the word ADVERB in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of ADVERB with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Adverb
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin adverbium, from ad- ‘to’ (expressing addition) + verbum ‘word, verb’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadvəːb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there)
Short Definition:word or phrase that modifies meaning of adverb
Examples:- students are encouraged to pare back adjectives and adverbs in order to let the action present itself
- some people use the word real as an adverb, as in ‘it's real hot in here‘
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