A word that describes or changes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole sentence. It often tells how, when, where, or to what extent something happens, like “quickly,” “yesterday,” or “very.”
From Latin *adverbium* meaning “that which is added to a verb,” from *ad-* “to” and *verbum* “word, verb.” It came into English through Latin-based grammar traditions.
Despite the name, adverbs don’t just modify verbs—they can tweak adjectives, other adverbs, and whole statements. The label is a bit misleading: they’re more like ‘add-on words’ for almost anything in a sentence.
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