English Explanatory Dictionary

adverb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
  2. In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
verb
  1. To make into or become an adverb.

Pronunciation

ăd′vûrb /ˈæd.vɜːb/ /ˈæd.vɜɹb/ en-us-adverb.ogg /əɖˈʋɜb/

Word forms

adverb adverbs adverbing adverbed

Etymology

Borrowed from French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verb(um) (“word, verb”) + -ium, so called because it is used to supplement other words (not specifically verbs). By surface analysis, ad- + verb.

Synonyms

adverbialize

Derived words

adverbative adverbhood adverbial adverbially adverbify adverbize adverbless adverblike adverbophobia adverb phrase conjunctive adverb flat adverb locative adverb manner adverb modal adverb phrasal adverb proadverb pronominal adverb relative adverb sentence adverb
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