Adverb - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈædvɜːrb|
Brit.
|ˈædvɜːb|
noun
- the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
- a word that modifies something other than a noun
- a word that modifies something other than a noun
Extra examples
In “arrived early,” “runs slowly,” “stayed home,” and “works hard” the words “early,” “slowly,” “home,” and “hard” are adverbs.
You can often recognize an English adverb by its “-ly” ending.
The adverb “sadly” is formed by adding the suffix “-ly” to the adjective “sad.”
In “They were talking loudly,” the adverb “loudly” is a modifier of the verb “talking.”
'more surely' is the comparative of the adverb 'surely'
'most surely' is the superlative of the adverb 'surely'
Word forms
noun
singular: adverb
plural: adverbs
singular: adverb
plural: adverbs
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