the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
a word that modifies something other than a noun
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
To make into or become an adverb.
The word comes from the French adverbe, which was borrowed from the Latin adverbium. It combines the prefix ad- meaning "to" with verbum meaning "word," reflecting its function of modifying or supplementing other words in a sentence.