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Definitions for Adverb

[1] any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, and in some languages, as Latin and English, as modifiers of adjectives, other adverbs, or adverbial phrases, as very in very nice, much in much more impressive, and tomorrow in She'll write to you tomorrow. They relate to what they modify by indicating place (I promise to be there ), time (Do your homework now! ), manner (She sings beautifully ), circumstance (He accidentally dropped the glass when the bell rang), degree (I'm very happy to see you), or cause (I draw, although badly). See also sentence adverb.
[2] a word or group of words that serves to modify a whole sentence, a verb, another adverb, or an adjective; for example, probably, easily, very, and happily respectively in the sentence They could probably easily envy the very happily married couple (as modifier ) an adverb marker Abbreviation: adv

Words related to Adverb

modifier, qualifier, limiter

Words nearby Adverb

adventurer, adventuresome, adventuress, adventurism, adventurous, adverb, adverb clause, adverbial, adverbial phrase, advergame, adversarial

Origin of Adverb

1520–30; < Latin adverbium, equivalent to ad- ad- + verb(um ) word, verb + -ium -ium; calque of Greek epírrhēma

Other words from Adverb

ad·verb·less , adjective

Word origin for Adverb

C15–C16: from Latin adverbium adverb, literally: added word, a translation of Greek epirrhēma a word spoken afterwards

Synonyms for Adverb

limiter, modifier, qualifier