adverbial phrase
noun
a group of two or more words that function together as an adverb, as the phrase in a minute in I'll be with you in a minute.
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Nearby words
- adventurist,
- adventurous,
- adverb,
- adverb clause,
- adverbial,
- advergame,
- adversarial,
- adversary,
- adversaryism,
- adversative
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