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Adverb

//ˈæd.vɜːb// noun, verb

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Noun

1
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
"322. The parts of speech which are neither declined nor conjugated, are called by the general name of particles. 323. They are adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections."
2
the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses wordnet
3
In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
4
a word that modifies something other than a noun wordnet

Verb

1
To make into or become an adverb. rare
"Considering these postpositional phrases to be adverbed phrases would be an insufficient analysis, since the postpositions are determined by the verb."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word, verb”), so called because it is used to supplement other words. By surface analysis, ad- + verb.

Etymology 2

From French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word, verb”), so called because it is used to supplement other words. By surface analysis, ad- + verb.

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