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Definition manner adverb in British English

manner adverb noun

[countable] noun
/ˈmænə(r) ˌædvɜː(r)b/
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an adverb that shows how someone does something or how something happens. For example in the sentences 'Drive carefully', 'He talks too fast', 'The moon shone brightly', and 'I accidentally deleted the file', 'carefully', 'fast', 'brightly' and 'accidentally' are manner adverbs.

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Definition manner adverb in British English