adverb
Plural: adverbs
Noun
- A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
- the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
- a word that modifies something other than a noun
- A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
- In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
Verb
- To make into or become an adverb.
Examples
- I often went outside hiking during my stay in Japan.
- It was often cold outside.
- Not often.
- Playing an ADVERB like ’QUICKLY’ can rapidly change the game.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
adverb: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordadverb: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adverb: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
adverb: valid Words With Friends Word