adverb

 
Pronunciation: /ˈadvəːb/

noun

Grammar
  • a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree (e.g. gently, here, now, very). Some adverbs, for example sentence adverbs, can also be used to modify whole sentences.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin adverbium, from ad- 'to' (expressing addition) + verbum 'word, verb'

Grammar

Adverbs constitute a word class or part of speech.Use as adverbialsThey are often used as sentence adverbials, or adjuncts, providing information about, for example, place, time, and manner: place here away somewhere time soon already still manner easily deftly slowly Use with adjectives and other adverbsAdverbs can also be used to modify adjectives and thus form adjective phrases:

adverb adjective
veryeasy
ratherattractive
They can work in a similar way with other adverbs to make adverb phrases:
adverb adverb
quitesoon
extremelyslowly
FormationMany adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding –ly: slow + ly → slowly Not all adverbs end in –ly, and some of the commonest adverbs are not formed in this way. For example: afterwards rather very See also adverb formation.