adverb
/ΛadvΙΛb/
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noun: adverb; plural noun: adverbs
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).
Origin
late Middle English: from Latin adverbium, from ad- βtoβ (expressing addition) + verbum βword, verbβ.