ADVERB


Meaning of ADVERB in English

/ ˈædvɜːb; NAmE -vɜːrb/ noun

( grammar ) a word that adds more information about place, time, manner, cause or degree to a verb, an adjective, a phrase or another adverb :

In 'speak kindly', 'incredibly deep', 'just in time' and 'too quickly', 'kindly', 'incredibly', 'just' and 'too' are all adverbs.

—see also sentence adverb

►  ad·ver·bial / ædˈvɜːbiəl; NAmE -ˈvɜːrb-/ adjective :

'Very quickly indeed' is an adverbial phrase.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin adverbium , from ad- to (expressing addition) + verbum word, verb.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.