ODLT--The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology



adverbial particle
Definition - A particle that functions as an adverb (i.e., it modifies a verb or another adverb).

Example -

(1) He gave up.
(2) I turned the radio on.

Etymology -
The word particle derives from the Latin particula, little bit or part.



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