First Known Use: 14th century
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noun ad·verb \ˈad-ˌvərb\
: a word that describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a sentence and that is often used to show time, manner, place, or degree
Full Definition of ADVERB
: a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages, typically serving as a modifier of a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a preposition, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence, expressing some relation of manner or quality, place, time, degree, number, cause, opposition, affirmation, or denial, and in English also serving to connect and to express comment on clause content — compare adjunct, conjunct, disjunct
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Origin of ADVERB
Middle English adverbe, from Middle French, from Latin adverbium, from ad- + verbum word — more at word
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adjective
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First Known Use of ADVERB
1879
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ADVERB Defined for Kids
adverb
noun ad·verb \ˈad-ˌvərb\
Definition of ADVERB for Kids
: a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb and often used to show degree, manner, place, or time <The words “almost” and “very” in “at almost three o'clock on a very hot day” are adverbs.>
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