Meaning of ADVERB
| Pronunciation: | | 'advurb
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- [n] the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
- [n] a word that modifies something other than a noun
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| | See Also: | | adverbial, major form class, modifier, qualifier | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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