Definition of adverbial in English:

adverbial

noun ədˈvəːbɪəlædˈvərbiəl

Grammar

A word or phrase functioning as a major clause constituent and typically expressing place (in the garden), time (in May), or manner (in a strange way).
Example sentencesExamples
- As for the frequency of adverbials in -ly, I don't know of any study of recent historical changes in their frequency, so here's a small start.
- Yet in French the adverbial has to intervene between verb and object.
- In my view, the present perfect is forbidden when the verb is qualified by an adverbial referring to a time period, except if the time period includes the present.
- Adverbials that modify the sentence as a whole are sentence adverbials, and adverbs that function as sentence adverbials are sentence adverbs.
- One of its little peculiarities is that along with front placement of the adverbial goes inversion of main verb and subject.

adjective ədˈvəːbɪəlædˈvərbiəl

Grammar

Relating to or functioning as an adverb or adverbial.
Example sentencesExamples
- I have checked three other dictionaries, one of which did not show ‘incredulously’ as an acceptable adverbial form; however, the Oxford dictionary did show it as a valid entry.
- The word's warm informality also makes it usable as what might be called an adverbial noun, modified by an adjective.
- But sometimes his adverbial excess and convoluted structures result in awkward prose.
- Such adverbs are sometimes called prepositional adverbs, sometimes adverbial particles.
- But this form of the question implies an adverbial construction.

Derivatives

adverbially

adverb ədˈvəːbɪəliædˈvərbiəli

Grammar

According to the dictionary, abaft can be used adverbially (in the stern half of the ship) or prepositionally (nearer the stern than; aft of).
Example sentencesExamples
- The Loop at the end of this affix denotes the word is to be used adverbially; so that the sense of it must be the same which we express by the phrase, For Ever and Ever.
- This would certainly be valid grammatically, if the verbal sense were correct, but it remains difficult to give a good sense to the clause if the expression ‘like a cedar’ must be tied adverbially to the verb.
- Equally evidently, from any such adverbially qualified sentence we can validly infer a sentence from which one or more of the adverbial qualifiers has been detached.
- But it's a prepositional phrase used adverbially, modifying ‘said’.

Rhymes

proverbial

Definition of adverbial in US English:

adverbial

nounadˈvərbēəlædˈvərbiəl

Grammar

A word or phrase functioning like an adverb.
Example sentencesExamples
- As for the frequency of adverbials in -ly, I don't know of any study of recent historical changes in their frequency, so here's a small start.
- In my view, the present perfect is forbidden when the verb is qualified by an adverbial referring to a time period, except if the time period includes the present.
- One of its little peculiarities is that along with front placement of the adverbial goes inversion of main verb and subject.
- Yet in French the adverbial has to intervene between verb and object.
- Adverbials that modify the sentence as a whole are sentence adverbials, and adverbs that function as sentence adverbials are sentence adverbs.

adjectiveadˈvərbēəlædˈvərbiəl

Grammar

Like or relating to an adverb.
Example sentencesExamples
- I have checked three other dictionaries, one of which did not show ‘incredulously’ as an acceptable adverbial form; however, the Oxford dictionary did show it as a valid entry.
- But sometimes his adverbial excess and convoluted structures result in awkward prose.
- Such adverbs are sometimes called prepositional adverbs, sometimes adverbial particles.
- The word's warm informality also makes it usable as what might be called an adverbial noun, modified by an adjective.
- But this form of the question implies an adverbial construction.

单词	adverbial
释义	Definition of adverbial in English: adverbial noun ədˈvəːbɪəlædˈvərbiəl Grammar A word or phrase functioning as a major clause constituent and typically expressing place (in the garden), time (in May), or manner (in a strange way). Example sentencesExamples As for the frequency of adverbials in -ly, I don't know of any study of recent historical changes in their frequency, so here's a small start. Yet in French the adverbial has to intervene between verb and object. In my view, the present perfect is forbidden when the verb is qualified by an adverbial referring to a time period, except if the time period includes the present. Adverbials that modify the sentence as a whole are sentence adverbials, and adverbs that function as sentence adverbials are sentence adverbs. One of its little peculiarities is that along with front placement of the adverbial goes inversion of main verb and subject. adjective ədˈvəːbɪəlædˈvərbiəl Grammar Relating to or functioning as an adverb or adverbial. Example sentencesExamples I have checked three other dictionaries, one of which did not show ‘incredulously’ as an acceptable adverbial form; however, the Oxford dictionary did show it as a valid entry. The word's warm informality also makes it usable as what might be called an adverbial noun, modified by an adjective. But sometimes his adverbial excess and convoluted structures result in awkward prose. Such adverbs are sometimes called prepositional adverbs, sometimes adverbial particles. But this form of the question implies an adverbial construction. Derivatives adverbially adverb ədˈvəːbɪəliædˈvərbiəli Grammar According to the dictionary, abaft can be used adverbially (in the stern half of the ship) or prepositionally (nearer the stern than; aft of). Example sentencesExamples The Loop at the end of this affix denotes the word is to be used adverbially; so that the sense of it must be the same which we express by the phrase, For Ever and Ever. This would certainly be valid grammatically, if the verbal sense were correct, but it remains difficult to give a good sense to the clause if the expression ‘like a cedar’ must be tied adverbially to the verb. Equally evidently, from any such adverbially qualified sentence we can validly infer a sentence from which one or more of the adverbial qualifiers has been detached. But it's a prepositional phrase used adverbially, modifying ‘said’. Rhymes proverbial Definition of adverbial in US English: adverbial nounadˈvərbēəlædˈvərbiəl Grammar A word or phrase functioning like an adverb. Example sentencesExamples As for the frequency of adverbials in -ly, I don't know of any study of recent historical changes in their frequency, so here's a small start. In my view, the present perfect is forbidden when the verb is qualified by an adverbial referring to a time period, except if the time period includes the present. One of its little peculiarities is that along with front placement of the adverbial goes inversion of main verb and subject. Yet in French the adverbial has to intervene between verb and object. Adverbials that modify the sentence as a whole are sentence adverbials, and adverbs that function as sentence adverbials are sentence adverbs. adjectiveadˈvərbēəlædˈvərbiəl Grammar Like or relating to an adverb. Example sentencesExamples I have checked three other dictionaries, one of which did not show ‘incredulously’ as an acceptable adverbial form; however, the Oxford dictionary did show it as a valid entry. But sometimes his adverbial excess and convoluted structures result in awkward prose. Such adverbs are sometimes called prepositional adverbs, sometimes adverbial particles. The word's warm informality also makes it usable as what might be called an adverbial noun, modified by an adjective. But this form of the question implies an adverbial construction.
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