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Adverbs of Time
1. Adverbs of Time
Andrew Ernest Ritz
May 9, 2011
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2. now
adv –1. (283) now – (in the historical present; at this point in the
narration of a series of past events; ”President Kennedy now calls in
the National Guard”; ”Washington now decides to cross the
Delaware”; ”the ship is now listing to port”)
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3. then
adv –1. (333) then, so, and so, and then – (subsequently or soon
afterward (often used as sentence connectors); ”then he left”; ”go left
first, then right”; ”first came lightning, then thunder”; ”we watched
the late movie and then went to bed”; ”and so home and to bed”)
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4. today
adv –1. (19) nowadays, now, today – (in these times; ”it is solely by
their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished”-
Nancy Mitford; ”we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city
streets”; ”today almost every home has television”)
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5. tomorrow
adv –. (3) tomorrow – (the next day, the day after, following the
present day)
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6. tonight
adv –. (22) tonight, this evening, this night – (during the night of
the present day; ”drop by tonight”)
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7. yesterday
adv –1. (10) yesterday – (on the day preceding today; ”yesterday the
weather was beautiful”)
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8. annually
adv –1. (4) annually, yearly, every year, each year – (without missing
a year; ”they travel to China annually”)
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9. daily
adv –1. (37) daily – (every day; without missing a day; ”he stops by
daily”)
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10. fortnightly
adv –. fortnightly, biweekly – (every two weeks; ”he visited his
cousins fortnightly”)
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11. hourly
adv –. hourly – (every hour; by the hour; ”daily, hourly, I grew
stronger”)
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12. monthly
adv –. monthly – (occurring once a month; ”they meet monthly”)
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13. nightly
adv –. nightly, every night – (at the end of each day; ”she checks on
her roses nightly”)
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14. quarterly
adv –1. quarterly – (in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon;
”two coats of arms borne quarterly”)
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15. weekly
adv –. hebdomadally, weekly, every week, each week – (without
missing a week; ”she visited her aunt weekly”)
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16. yearly
adv –. annually, yearly, every year, each year – (without missing a
year; ”they travel to China annually”)
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17. always
adv –1. (196) always, ever, e’er – (at all times; all the time and on
every occasion; ”I will always be there to help you”; ”always arrives
on time”; ”there is always some pollution in the air”; ”ever hoping to
strike it rich”; ”ever busy”)
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18. constantly
adv –1. (2) constantly, invariably, always – (without variation or
change, in every case; ”constantly kind and gracious”; ”he always
arrives on time”)
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19. ever
adv –1. (107) ever, of all time – (at any time; ”did you ever
smoke?”; ”the best con man of all time”)
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20. frequently
adv –. (39) frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes – (many times
at short intervals; ”we often met over a cup of coffee”)
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21. generally
adv –1. (37) by and large, generally, more often than not, mostly –
(usually; as a rule; ”by and large it doesn’t rain much here”)
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22. infrequently
adv –. infrequently – (not many times; ”in your 1850 church you not
infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous
appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like
living conditions in the church room”)
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23. never
adv –1. (255) never, ne’er – (not ever; at no time in the past or
future; ”I have never been to China”; ”I shall never forget this day”;
”had never seen a circus”; ”never on Sunday”; ”I will never marry
you!”)
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24. normally
adv –. (20) normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly, ordinarily –
(under normal conditions; ”usually she was late”)
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25. occasionally
adv –. (30) occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, now and then,
now and again, at times, from time to time – (now and then or here
and there; ”he was arrogant and occasionally callous”; ”open areas
are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees”; ”they visit New
York on occasion”; ”now and again she would take her favorite book
from the shelf and read to us”; ”as we drove along, the beautiful
scenery now and then attracted his attention”)
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26. often
adv –1. (153) frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes – (many
times at short intervals; ”we often met over a cup of coffee”)
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27. rarely
adv –. (16) rarely, seldom – (not often; ”we rarely met”)
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28. regularly
adv –1. (6) regularly, on a regular basis – (in a regular manner;
”letters arrived regularly from his children”)
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29. seldom
adv –. (10) rarely, seldom – (not often; ”we rarely met”)
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30. sometimes
adv –. (99) sometimes – (on certain occasions or in certain cases but
not always; ”sometimes she wished she were back in England”;
”sometimes her photography is breathtaking”; ”sometimes they come
for a month; at other times for six months”)
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31. usually
adv –. (96) normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly, ordinarily –
(under normal conditions; ”usually she was late”)
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32. already
adv –. (107) already – (prior to a specified or implied time; ”she has
already graduated”)
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33. before
adv –1. (68) earlier, before – (earlier in time; previously; ”I had
known her before”; ”as I said before”; ”he called me the day before
but your call had come even earlier”; ”her parents had died four years
earlier”; ”I mentioned that problem earlier”)
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34. early
adv –1. (19) early on, early – (during an early stage; ”early on in her
career”)
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35. earlier
adv –1. (18) earlier, before – (earlier in time; previously; ”I had
known her before”; ”as I said before”; ”he called me the day before
but your call had come even earlier”; ”her parents had died four years
earlier”; ”I mentioned that problem earlier”)
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36. eventually
adv –. (14) finally, eventually – (after an unspecified period of time
or an especially long delay)
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37. finally
adv –1. (44) finally, eventually – (after an unspecified period of time
or an especially long delay)
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38. first
adv –1. (58) first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off – (before
anything else; ”first we must consider the garter snake”)
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39. formerly
adv –. (7) once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst – (at a previous
time; ”at one time he loved her”; ”her erstwhile writing”; ”she was a
dancer once”;)
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40. just
adv –1. (162) merely, simply, just, only, but – (and nothing more; ”I
was merely asking”; ”it is simply a matter of time”; ”just a scratch”;
”he was only a child”; ”hopes that last but a moment”)
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41. last
adv –1. (4) last – (most recently; ”I saw him last in London”)
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42. late
adv –1. (16) late, belatedly, tardily – (later than usual or than
expected; ”the train arrived late”; ”we awoke late”; ”the children
came late to school”; ”notice came so tardily that we almost missed
the deadline”; ”I belatedly wished her a happy birthday” )
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43. later
adv –1. (107) subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later
on – (happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; ”he
apologized subsequently”; ”he’s going to the store but he’ll be back
here later”; ”it didn’t happen until afterward”; ”two hours after that”)
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44. lately
adv –. (7) recently, late, lately, of late, latterly – (in the recent past;
”he was in Paris recently”; ”lately the rules have been enforced”; ”as
late as yesterday she was fine”; ”feeling better of late”; ”the spelling
was first affected, but latterly the meaning also”)
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45. next
adv –. (11) next – (at the time or occasion immediately followin g;
”next the doctor examined his back”)
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46. previously
adv –. (30) previously, antecedently – (at an earlier time or formerly;
”she had previously lived in Chicago”; ”he was previously president of
a bank”; ”better than anything previously proposed”; ”a previously
unquestioned attitude”; ”antecedently arranged”)
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47. recently
adv –. (31) recently, late, lately, of late, latterly – (in the recent past;
”he was in Paris recently”; ”lately the rules have been enforced”; ”as
late as yesterday she was fine”; ”feeling better of late”; ”the spelling
was first affected, but latterly the meaning also”)
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48. soon
adv –. (60) soon, shortly, presently, before long – (in the near future;
”the doctor will soon be here”; ”the book will appear shortly”; ”she
will arrive presently”; ”we should have news before long”)
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49. still
adv –1. (233) still – (with reference to action or condition; without
change, interruption, or cessation; ”it’s still warm outside”; ”will you
still love me when we’re old and grey?”)
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50. yet
adv –1. (22) yet – (up to the present time; ”I have yet to see the
results”; ”details are yet to be worked out”)
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