Definition of adverb Adverb
/æˈdvɚb/ - [atdverb] - ad•verb
We found 8 definitions of adverb from 7 different sources.
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What does adverb mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: adverbs |
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| adverb - a word that modifies something other than a noun | ||
| qualifier, modifier a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier" | ||
| adverb the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses | ||
| positive degree, positive a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject | ||
| comparative, comparative degree the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" | ||
| superlative degree, superlative the superlative form of an adjective or adverb; "`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"; "`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'" | ||
| adverb - the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses | ||
| major form class any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | ||
| adverb the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- adverb (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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adverb
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb or a prepositional phrase.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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adverb
ad′vėrb, n. a word added to a verb, adjective, or other adverb to express some modification of the meaning or an accompanying circumstance.—adj. Adverb′ial, pertaining to an adverb—used also as a n.—adv. Adverb′ially. [L. ad verbium—ad, to, verbum, a word. It is so called, not because it is added to a verb, but because it is a word (verbum) joined to, or supplemental of, other words.]
Wikipedia 
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An adverb is a word used to tell more about a verb, and it almost always answers the questions "how?", "when?", "where?", "how often?", and "in what way?". Words like "slowly", "loudly", "carefully", "quickly", or "sadly" are all adverbs. Adverbs usually, but not always, end in "-ly".
An adverb can also modify (describe) an adjective or another adverb.
Adverb modifying a verb: He writes well
Adverb modifying another adverb: He writes very well
Adverb modifying an adjective: He is very well
In the first two examples the word 'well' is an adverb. In the last example, it is an adjective. This is one example in which the same word can be both an adjective and an adverb but not in the same sentence.
As a rule, the same word can play different roles but not in the same sentence. It all depends on what the word is doing in the sentence. It could be a noun, an adjective, an adverb, a verb, etc. Example: take the word 'cool'. In the sentence, "he walks cool", the word 'cool' is an adverb. In the sentence, "cool the hot dish", the word 'cool' is a verb. In the sentence, "it is a cool evening", the word 'cool' is an adjective. In the first example, "he walks cool", the word 'cool' really means 'coolly' as in "play it cool" (don't get excited; be calm).
Adverb form.
Most adverbs are formed by adding ly to the end of an adjective. To see 100 adjectives used in Basic English, click here --->: adjective
Part of speech
🔤- adverb, noun, singular of adverbs.
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