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How to Pronounce "adverb"

word

ˈædvɝb
AD-vurb
ˈædvɜːb
AD-vurb

Definition

An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, usually giving more information about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈædvɝb

British English

ˈædvɜːb

Simplified Pronunciation

US

AD-vurb

UK

AD-vurb

Listen in Context

An adverb often ends in '-ly', like 'quickly'.

Slowly is an example of an adverb.

An adverb can tell you how something happens.

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