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# adverb

noun (an adverb, adverbs)

«adverb» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb — how, when, where or how often something happens — like «quickly», «yesterday», «here» or «often». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/#m1)
2. Adverbs can also describe adjectives or other adverbs: «very tall», «really slowly». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English grammar lessons pupils find adverbs, use them to make writing more precise and learn that many adverbs end in «-ly» (quick, quickly; happy, happily). Phrases: «adverb of manner» (how: slowly), «adverb of time» (when: soon), «adverb of place» (where: outside), «adverb of frequency» (how often: always, never), «fronted adverbial». In stories, adverbs like «suddenly» and «silently» build tension.

### Examples

- «Quickly» is an adverb in «She ran quickly». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/#x1)
- Add an adverb to show how the giant walked: «heavily». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/#x2)
- «Yesterday» is an adverb of time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/#x3)
- «Very» is an adverb in «very cold». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/#x4)
- Many adverbs end in «-ly». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/#x5)
- Suddenly, the lights went out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/#x6)
- «Always» and «never» are adverbs of frequency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/#x7)

### Note

Plural «adverbs»; «an adverb». Not every «-ly» word is an adverb: «friendly», «lovely», «lonely» are adjectives. Not every adverb ends in «-ly»: «fast», «well», «soon», «here». Trap: «good» is an adjective, «well» is the adverb — say «she sings well», not «she sings good».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adverb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adverb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adverb.html) on Mova free.