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Adverb logo #10101) Action describer 2) Adjective modifier 3) Again or anew 4) Always or forever 5) Always or never 6) Always or sometimes 7) Braved elements defiantly 8) Braved swimming outside 9) Briefly 10) Equally 11) Gently or quietly 12) Grammatical modifier 13) Grammatically, grammatically 14) How word 15) It modifies in grammar
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  1. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
  2. a word that modifies something other than a noun

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Adverb

Adverb logo #21000 An adverb is a word that changes or simplifies the meaning of a verb, adjective, other adverb, clause, or sentence. Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?. This function is called the adverbial function, and is realised not just by single words (i.e., adverbs) but by adverbial phrases and ...
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adverb logo #22101A word that describes how, where or when an action (verb) is performed
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Adverb logo #21002• (n.) A word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well; paper extremely white.
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adverb logo #21003(from the article `Romance languages`) Originally a compounding process, the most common method of forming adverbs from adjectives (suffixing of Latin mente `mind`) has become in most ... Adverbs are more mobile than adjectives. Nevertheless, some tentative principles seem to be at work. Adverbs of frequency tend to come immediatel...
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Adverb logo #20972Ad'verb noun [ Latin adverbium ; ad + verbum word, verb: confer French adverbe .] (Gram.) A word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well ; paper extremely white.
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Adverb logo #20492(Adverb (adverbial)) A class of words that add usually extra detail about the way an action occurred (i.e. the verb) but which can also modify another adverb or an adjective, e.g. 'The girl worked especially hard.' 'He was just too much!' Adverbs can give detail concerning time (soon), place (there) and manner (nearly).…
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Adverb logo #21217An adverb is one of the parts of speech used to limit or qualify the signification of an adjective, verb, or other adverb; as, very cold, naturally brave, much more clearly, readily agreed. Adverbs may be classified as follows: 1) adverbs of time, as, now, then, never, etc; 2) of place, as, here, there, where, etc; 3) of degree, as, very, much, nea...
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adverb logo #20400[n] - a word that modifies something other than a noun 2. [n] - the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
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adverb logo #21009adverb A word used to modify (describe) or limit (make specific), the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives; however, adjectives ending in ic add ally: basic, basically. Others, such as well, 'far, low, hard, early', and 'fast'; have the same form as adjectives. In summary: adverbs ...
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Adverb logo #20815 Adverbs give extra meaning to a verb, an adjective, another adverb or a whole sentence: I really enjoyed the party. (adverb + verb) She's really nice. (adverb + adjective) He works really slowly. (adverb + adverb) Really, he should do better. (adverb + sentence)Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective, for example quickly, dangerously...
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adverb logo #20974 noun a word that modifies something other than a noun
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adverb logo #21221Grammatical part of speech for words that modify or describe verbs (`she ran quickly`), adjectives (`a beautifully clear day`), and adverbs (`they did it really well`). Most adverbs are formed from adjectives or past participles by adding -ly
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adverb logo #21199any member of a class of words that in many languages are distinguished in form, as partly in English by the ending -ly, or by functioning as modifiers of verbs or clauses, and in some languages, as Latin and English, also as modifiers of adjectives or other adverbs or adverbial phrases, as very, well, quickly. Adverbs typically express some rel......
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adverb logo #23037A word class which encompasses those elements which qualify verbs/verb phrases (She smiled slyly) or nouns/noun phrases (A remarkably good linguist). The category is somewhat fuzzy and tends to be used as a bin for elements which cannot be assigned unequivocably to another word class. Some adverbs can qualify a clause or an entire sentence as in Su...
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adverb logo #23665 a word that modifies something other than a noun
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adverb logo #23665[TEKS ELAR vocabulary] a word that modifies something other than a noun
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