Is barely a verb

Anonymous

∙ 9y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

No, it is an adverb. Like scarcely, it implies a narrow sufficiency or opportunity.

Examples:

We could barely see the ship at that distance.

We barely made it to the train on time.

There was barely enough milk left for breakfast.

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∙ 9y ago

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What is a sentence for barely in adjective form?

It is neither. It is an adverb, and will modify a verb, adjective or adverb.

What is the verb of The nail under the rug barely missed your toe?

missed

Is the word barely an adverb?

Yes it is.Practically any word ending in "-ly" is an adverb.I barely finished the racebarely= adverbfinished= verb

What is the mood of the verb in this sentence you barely caught the fish when the boat started to drift?

hardly

Does bared have an adverb?

The word "bared" is a past tense verb or an adjective. The adverb "barely" can mean in a bare fashion, or it can mean scarcely, hardly, narrowly.

Is skimpy a noun adverb adjective or verb?

The word 'skimpy' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun as barely adequate, scanty (a skimpy salary, a skimpy meal).

Is the word faint a verb?

Yes, the word 'faint' is a verb (faint, faints, fainting, fainted), a word for the act of fainting, an action verb. The word 'faint' is also an adjective (faint, fainter, faintest) that describes a lessening of consciousness or intensity, barely discernible; and a noun, a word for the loss of consciousness due to lack of blood to the brain.

What is the abstract noun of barely?

The abstract noun form of the verb to bare is the gerund, baring. The noun form of the adjective bare is bareness, a concrete noun, a word for a physical condition.

Is scanty a noun verb adjective etc?

The word 'scanty' is an adjective (scanty, scantier, scantiest), that describes a noun as limited; barely enough; meager, insufficient; inadequate. The noun form for the adjective scanty is scantiness. The adverb for for the adjective scanty is scantily. There is no verb form for the adjective scanty.

What type of adverb is barely?

Barely is an adverb of degree, moreso when it modifies an adjective (barely visible).

Synonym and antonym for the word barely?

A synonym for barely is almost. An antonym for barely is totally.

Is passion a noun adjective or a verb?

The word passion is a noun, a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for a strong and barely controllable emotion.

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