adverb

/ˌædˈvʌrb/

/ˈædvəb/

Other forms: adverbs

An adverb is a word that modifies anything other than a noun, usually a verb. If you listen patiently to my grammar lesson, you will learn that "patiently" is an adverb in this sentence.

Many adverbs end in –ly, like quickly, happily, or grudgingly. Sometimes adverbs are harder to spot. If you're playing baseball and hit the ball hard, then hard is an adverb: it describes how you are hitting. And since you did so well and hit a home run, your team was ahead and won the game superbly! Did you catch ahead and superbly as adverbs?

Definitions of adverb

1. noun

   a word that modifies something other than a noun
   types:

   positive, positive degree

   the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution

   comparative, comparative degree

   the comparative form of an adjective or adverb

   superlative, superlative degree

   the superlative form of an adjective or adverb

   adverbial

   a word or group of words function as an adverb

   type of:

   modifier, qualifier

   a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
2. noun

   the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
   type of:

   major form class

   any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar