ADVERB


Meaning of ADVERB in English

n. a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies another word (esp. 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).

Derivatives:

adverbial adj.

Etymology: F adverbe or L adverbium (as AD-, VERB)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.