One of the primary parts of speech An adverb modifies the word or phrase to its left to produce a derived entity that can be any of the four primary parts of speech
a word serving as a modifier of a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a preposition, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence, and expressing some relation of manner or quality, place, time, degree, number, cause, opposition, affirmation, or denial It answers the questions "where?", "when?", or "how?", even if you didn't ask
A word or phrase that changes or describes a verb Examples: Sanjeev walked slowly to school Sinead jumped easily over the bar
 One of the primary parts of speech  An adverb modifies the word or phrase to its left to produce a derived entity that can be any of the four primary parts of speech
A word that describes the action of verbs or modifies adjectives, other adverbs, or complete phrases, clauses, or sentences Adverbs answer the questions "How?" "Why?" "Where?" "When?" and "To what extent?" Adverbs are formed from adjectives, many by adding ly to the adjective form (dark/darkly, solemn/solemnly), and may also be derived from prepositions (Joe carried on ) Other adverbs that indicate time, place, condition, cause, or degree are not derived from other parts of speech: then, never, very, and often, for example The words how, why, where, and when are classified as interrogative adverbs when they ask questions (How did we get into this mess?) See also conjunctive adverb 23e; 27c
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, ("strongly", in "she swam strongly") an adjective, ("very", in "a very strong swimmer") or another adverb ("very", in "she swam very strongly") Many adverbs end with the morpheme -ly, which converts an adjective X into an adverb meaning something like "in an X manner" - thus "bravely" = "in a brave manner" Other adverbs include intensifiers like "very" and "extremely" There are also adverbs of time (like "today", "tomorrow", "then" - as in "I gave him the book then"), frequency ("never", "often"), and place ("here", "there", and "everywhere") ADV is a lexical grammatical category
A word class which contains words that add extra detail about the way an action occurred (i e the verb) but which can also modify another adverb or an adjective, e g 'The girl worked especially hard '; 'He was just too much!' Adverbs can give detail concerning time (soon), place (there) and manner (nearly)
(adverb): one of the lexical word classes Adverbs are a very heterogeneous word class Many are derived from adjectives, and are therefore largely descriptive or evaluative, and typically end in -ly (e g greatly, slowly) These can generally be compared for degree, using more/most Others refer to such things as time, place and reason (e g now, yesterday, here, everywhere, therefore), while yet others may express connections between sentences (linking adverbs, e g however, so, nevertheless) Adverbs function as intensifiers in adjective phrases or adverb phrases, or as adverbials
(ad-verrb) An adverb is a part of a sentence that modifies or limits a verb by describing aspects of the verb
A word, usually ending in ly, that enhances a verb, an adjective, a sentence, a clause, or another adverb
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a clause It tells such things as how, when, where, why, and for what purpose It often ends in -ly
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
the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses a word that modifies something other than a noun
An adverb is a word such as `slowly', `now', `very', `politically', or `fortunately' which adds information about the action, event, or situation mentioned in a clause. a word that adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence, such as 'slowly' in 'He ran slowly', 'very' in 'It's very hot', or 'naturally' in 'Naturally, we want you to come.' adjective (adverbe, from adverbium, from ad- + verbum )
A category of words that modify various types of words, phrases, and clauses, chiefly verbs and never nouns; typically formed from adjectives by adding -ly in English
call/phone sb collect when you telephone someone collect, the person who receives the call pays for it collect call British Equivalent: reverse the charges
An adverb group or adverbial group is a group of words based on an adverb, such as `very slowly' or `fortunately for us'. An adverb group can also consist simply of an adverb
S1 used after adding a fact, opinion, or question which seems surprising after what you have just said, or which makes what you have just said seem less true
A type of adverb occurring in a number of Germanic languages, formed in replacement of a preposition and a pronoun by turning the latter into a locative adverb and the former into a prepositional adverb and joining them in reverse order
A function word that connects two sentences and provides adverbial emphasis, as therefore in This intersection is dangerous; therefore motorists should approach it slowly
Adverbs such as `fortunately' and `perhaps' which apply to the whole clause, rather than to part of it, are sometimes called sentence adverbs. An adverb or adverbial phrase that modifies an entire sentence, especially in establishing the attitude of the speaker or writer, as thankfully in Thankfully, there was enough for everyone. an adverb that relates to the whole sentence that contains it