Synonyms for adverbs
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ad-vurb |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæd vɜrb |
Définition of adverbs
Origin :- late 14c., from Late Latin adverbium "adverb," literally "that which is added to a verb," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + verbum "verb, word" (see verb). Coined by Flavius Sosipater Charisius as a translation of Greek epirrhema "adverb," from epi- "upon, on" + rhema "verb."
- noun word modifying a verb
- Why do substantives often differ in meaning from the verbs to which they are related, adverbs from adjectives?
- Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
- Of course the comma is not used when these adverbs are used in the ordinary way.
- Extract from : « Punctuation » by Frederick W. Hamilton
- Prepositions might then be introduced into his vocabulary; and, later, adjectives and adverbs.
- Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes
- When used as adverbs they may be printed in italics without the hyphen.
- Extract from : « The Uses of Italic » by Frederick W. Hamilton
- Helen is learning adjectives and adverbs as easily as she learned nouns.
- Extract from : « Story of My Life » by Helen Keller
- Adjectives are used for adverbs; “real good” is not yet forgotten.
- Extract from : « English: Composition and Literature » by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
- Certain prepositions and adverbs, as ov-er, und-er, af-t-er.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
- In this case we speak of the adverbs of time, place, number, manner.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
- Adverbs of this kind are incapable of taking any inflection.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
- Secondly, adverbs may be divided according to their form and origin.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
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