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adverb en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • ăd′vûrb
  • /ˈæd.vɜɹb/ (General-American)
  • /ˈæd.vɜːb/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, adverb) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
    • manner adverb
    • ‘Fortunately your papa appreciates it; he appreciates it immensely’—that was one of the things Miss Overmore also said, with a striking insistence on the adverb. 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
    • 322. The parts of speech which are neither declined nor conjugated, are called by the general name of particles. 323. They are adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. 1844, E. A. Andrews, First Lessions in Latin; or Introduction to Andrews and Stoddard's Latin Grammar, 6th edition, Boston, page 91:
  2. (abbreviation, adverb) In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
adverbs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

adverbify · adverbial · flat adverb · adverbophobia · adverbative · modal adverb · relative adverb · pronominal adverb · sentence adverb · locative adverb · adverbless · phrasal adverb · adverbhood · adverbially · adverblike · proadverb · adverbize · conjunctive adverb · manner adverb · adverb phrase

Translations (169)

prs قَیْد (lexical category) · my ကြိယာဝိသေသန (lexical category) · et adverb (lexical category) · el επίρρημα (lexical category) · ce куцдош (lexical category) · vi phó từ (lexical category) · ga dobhriathar (lexical category) · lv adverbs (lexical category) · mi kupumahi āhua (lexical category) · de Adverbium (lexical category) · uz hol (lexical category) · qu hinarimana (lexical category) · nn utfyllingsord (lexical category) · ast alverbiu (lexical category) · kk үстеу (lexical category) · sw kisifa (lexical category) · ta வினையுரிச்சொல் (lexical category) · scn avverbiu (lexical category) · tk hal (lexical category) · az zərf (lexical category) · is atviksorð (lexical category) · bn ক্রিয়া-বিশেষণ (lexical category) · de Umstandswort (lexical category) · de Zuwort (lexical category) · hu határozószó (lexical category) · fi adverbi (lexical category) · lv apstākļa vārds (lexical category) · csb przësłówk (lexical category) · mn дайвар үг (lexical category) · cs příslovce (lexical category) · lo ວິເສດ (lexical category) · mi tūwā (lexical category) · ar ظَرْف (lexical category) · gl adverbio (lexical category) · bg наре́чие (lexical category) · cv наречи (lexical category) · sh при́лог (lexical category) · br adverb (lexical category) · ru наре́чие (lexical category) · ia adverbio (lexical category) · de Adverb (lexical category) · am ተውሳከ ግስ (lexical category) · ky тактооч (lexical category) · pdt Adwerb (lexical category) · cs adverbium (lexical category) · kw adverb (lexical category) · ms adverba (lexical category) · tcy ಕ್ರಿಯಾವಿಶೇಷಣ (lexical category) · ca adverbi (lexical category) · mhr наречий (lexical category) · zza zerf (lexical category) · ln lilandi (lexical category) · de dated (lexical category) · ur تابِعِ فِعْل (lexical category) · sh àdverb (lexical category) · eo adverbo (lexical category) · fo hjáorð (lexical category) · an alberbio (lexical category) · fi seikkasana (lexical category) · ay mayjachiri (lexical category) · ug ھالەت (lexical category) · yue 副詞 /副词 (lexical category) · se advearba (lexical category) · id adverbia (lexical category) · cy adferf (lexical category) · kk шылау (lexical category) · prs ظَرْف (lexical category) · or କ୍ରିୟା ବିଶେଷଣ (lexical category) · crh zarf (lexical category) · yi אַדווערב (lexical category) · pl adverbium (lexical category) · es adverbio (lexical category) · pi kiriyāvisesana (lexical category) · wal peesho zemppuwa (lexical category) · vi trạng từ (lexical category) · tr belirteç (lexical category) · nan-hbl 副詞 /副词 (lexical category) · lt prieveiksmis (lexical category) · km គុណកិរិយា (lexical category) · fa-ira قِیْد (lexical category) · te క్రియా విశేషణము (lexical category) · da biord (lexical category) · th วิเศษณ์ (lexical category) · eu adberbio (lexical category) · gmh Middle High German (lexical category) · km កិរិយាវិសេសន៍ (lexical category) · it avverbio (lexical category) · be прысло́ўе (lexical category) · ro adverb (lexical category) · ur مُتَعَلِّقِ فِعْل (lexical category) · uk прислі́вник (lexical category) · tg қайд (lexical category) · ko 부사 (lexical category) · ps قيد (lexical category) · cmn 副詞 /副词 (lexical category) · myv малавал (lexical category) · tr zarf (lexical category) · arc עלמלתא (lexical category) · sk príslovka (lexical category) · kn ಕ್ರಿಯಾವಿಶೇಷಣ (lexical category) · eu adizlagun (lexical category) · sv adverb (lexical category) · tk ahwalet (lexical category) · nn adverb (lexical category) · oc advèrbi (lexical category) · mi kupu tūkē (lexical category) · et määrsõna (lexical category) · pam panantabe (lexical category) · de Nebenwort (lexical category) · sh prílog (lexical category) · nl bijwoord (lexical category) · fur avierb (lexical category) · kmr hoker (lexical category) · io adverbo (lexical category) · tg зарф (lexical category) · gmh zuwort (lexical category) · ml ക്രിയാവിശേഷണം (lexical category) · pdt Omstauntswuat (lexical category) · tl pang-abay (lexical category) · pl przysłówek (lexical category) · fy bywurd (lexical category) · tt рәвеш (lexical category) · mr क्रियाविषेशण (lexical category) · de Zeitnebenwort (lexical category) · vo ladvärb (lexical category) · ja 副詞 (lexical category) · nah cauhtic (lexical category) · lo ຄຳກິຣິຍາວິເສດ (lexical category) · li biewaord (lexical category) · nb adverb (lexical category) · he תֹּאַר הַפֹּעַל (lexical category) · nrf advèrbe (lexical category) · fr adverbe (lexical category) · si ක්රියා විශේෂණය (lexical category) · zu isandiso (lexical category) · th กริยาวิเศษณ์ (lexical category) · hi क्रियाविशेषण (lexical category) · fa-ira ظَرْف (lexical category) · da adverbium (lexical category) · mi tūkē (lexical category) · uz ravish (lexical category) · grc ἐπίρρημα (lexical category) · gd co-ghnìomhair (lexical category) · gmh zūwort (lexical category) · sco adverb (lexical category) · mi tūmahi āhua (lexical category) · sl prislov (lexical category) · la adverbium (lexical category) · pl adwerbium (lexical category) · sh а̀дверб (lexical category) · mt avverbju (lexical category) · ka ზმნიზედა (lexical category) · ang bīword (lexical category) · sa क्रियाविशेषण (lexical category) · ba рәүеш (lexical category) · pt advérbio (lexical category) · ko 어찌씨 (lexical category) · af bywoord (lexical category) · kab amernu (lexical category) · os фӕрсдзырд (lexical category) · mk прилог (lexical category) · sq ndajfolje (lexical category) · sw kielezi (lexical category) · pa ਕਿਰਿਆ-ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ (lexical category) · gu ક્રિયાવિશેષણ (lexical category) · ug رەۋىش (lexical category) · hy մակբայ (lexical category) · cv ӗҫхӗлтеш (lexical category) · vo ladvelib (lexical category)

wikidata: Q380057

adverb en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • ăd′vûrb
  • /ˈæd.vɜɹb/ (General-American)
  • /ˈæd.vɜːb/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Meanings

  1. (rare) To make into or become an adverb.
    • Even if, in the case of native speakers of English in particular, bonded adverbed verbs are always understood and used as entities, the different stages of théir formation are probably those I have just described. 1998, English linguistics:
    • Then, post-adverbially, they start over again from Square One, explaining that queer name of hers and who and where she is and what's going on here besides adverbing. 2005, John Barth, The Book of Ten Nights and a Night: Eleven Stories, page 8:
    • Considering these postpositional phrases to be adverbed phrases would be an insufficient analysis, since the postpositions are determined by the verb. 1973, Indian Linguistics, volume 34, page 241:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
adverbed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
adverbed Tense=Past lexicographic
adverbs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
adverbing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

adverbialize