adverb

B1 Topic:Communication

US /ˈæd.vɜɹb/ UK /ˈæd.vɜːb/ See IPA manual

Freq #75595

Meanings

1

noun
A word that describes or adds meaning to a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, such as 'quickly' or 'very'.

In the sentence 'She sings beautifully', the word 'beautifully' is an adverb.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms adverbs

Derived forms adverbativeadverbhoodadverbialadverbiallyadverbifyadverbizeadverblessadverbophobiaproadverb

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.

*werh₁- Proto-Indo-European adverbe French adverbium Latin

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Topics

Communication Language & Linguistics

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# adverb

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈæd.vɜɹb/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈæd.vɜːb/
**Frequency rank:** 75595

## Meanings
1. A word that describes or adds meaning to a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, such as 'quickly' or 'very'.

## Examples
- In the sentence 'She sings beautifully', the word 'beautifully' is an adverb.

## Derived Forms
- adverbative
- adverbhood
- adverbial
- adverbially
- adverbify
- adverbize
- adverbless
- adverbophobia
- proadverb

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *werh₁-
- Root: adverbe
- Root: adverbium

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Adverb comes from French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) plus verbum (“word, verb”), so called because it is used to supplement other words. By surface analysis, ad- plus verb. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *werh₁-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Communication
- Language & Linguistics

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