adverb
21adverb — n. an interrogative; negative adverb * * * [ ædvɜːb] negative adverb an interrogative …
22adverb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English adverbe, from Middle French, from Latin adverbium, from ad + verbum word more at word Date: 14th century a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages, typically serving as a… …
23adverb — noun /ˈadvəːb,ˈædvəɹb/ A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses. ‘Fortunately your papa appreciates it; he appreciates it immensely’ that was one of the things Miss Overmore also… …
24adverb — Synonyms and related words: adjectival, adjective, adverbial, adversative conjunction, attributive, conjunction, conjunctive adverb, coordinating conjunction, copulative, copulative conjunction, correlative conjunction, disjunctive, disjunctive… …
25Adverb — Ad|verb 〈 [ vɛ̣rb] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: en od. bi|en; Gramm.〉 Wortart, die ein Adjektiv, Verb od. anderes Adverb genauer bestimmt, Umstandswort; Syn. Adverbium [Etym.: <lat. adverbium »Umstandswort«] …
26adverb — ad|verb [ˈædvə:b US və:rb] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad to + verbum word ] a word that adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence, such as slowly in He ran… …
27adverb — ad|verb [ æd,vɜrb ] noun count * a word used for describing a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence. Adverbs in English often consist of an adjective with ly added, for example quickly, mainly, and cheerfully …
28adverb — [15] Adverb comes ultimately from a Latin word modelled on Greek epírrhēma, literally ‘added word’. The elements of this compound (the prefix epi and rhēma ‘word’) were translated literally into Latin (ad and verbum), giving adverbum. English… …
29adverb — [[t]æ̱dvɜː(r)b[/t]] adverbs N COUNT 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 …
30adverb — noun Grammar a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, or of a sentence (e.g. gently, very, fortunately). Origin ME: from L. adverbium, from ad to (expressing addition) + verbum word, verb …
