adverb
/ˈæd.vɜrb/
noun
- A word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, other adverb, or a whole sentence. Adverbs often tell how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.
- In the sentence 'She ran quickly,' the word 'quickly' is an adverb.
- Adverbs like 'very' and 'quite' can modify adjectives, as in 'a very tall building.'
- The teacher asked the class to find all the adverbs in the paragraph.