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ad·verb

Pronounced:

/ˈædˌvɚb/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural ad·verbs

Meaning:

[count] : 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 In arrived early, runs slowly, stayed home, and works hard the words early, slowly, home, and hard are adverbs.
—ad·ver·bi·al Listen to audio /ædˈvɚbijəl/ adjective an adverbial phrase In some sentences the word likely is adverbial rather than adjectival. the adverbial suffix -ly
—ad·ver·bi·ally adverb
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