adverb
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of…A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
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» Some English adverbs function as adjectives.
Деякі англійські прислівники виконують функції прикметників. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(abbreviation, adverb)A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
manner adverb
a word that modifies something other than a noun
(abbreviation, adverb)In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
Adverb, Umstandswort, Nebenwort
наре́чиеnaréčije
прислі́вникpryslívnyk
Examples
32 sentencesSome English adverbs function as adjectives.
Деякі англійські прислівники виконують функції прикметників. — deniko
This is an adverb.
Це прислівник. — deniko
ruЭто наречие. — elsteris
deDas hier ist ein Adverb. — Vortarulo
Tom doesn't know the difference between an adjective and an adverb.
ruТом не знает разницы между прилагательным и наречием. — marafon
deTom weiß nicht den Unterschied zwischen einem Adjektiv und einem Adverb. — al_ex_an_der
Adjectives in English are often used as adverbs with no change in form.
Англійські прикментики часто використовуються в якості прислівників без жодного видозмінювання. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or sometimes another adverb.
Прислівник — це слово, що пов'язується з дієсловом, прикметником, та іноді з іншим прислівником. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verb(um) (“word, verBorrowed from French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verb(um) (“word, verb”) + -ium, so called because it is used to supplement other words (not specifically verbs). By surface analysis, ad- + verb.
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