ADVERBS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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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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