Is "already" an adverb? I need help with English, and there is this one sentence that I have stumbled upon and I am wondering if already is the adverb modifying another adverb.

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The sentence is:

I have already nearly jumped over the fence.

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-09T12:46:12

Yes; "already" is an adverb.

Your analysis is correct; however this is not a very good sentence. (How do you "already nearly" do something?)

Used as a modifier of a verb:
"I had already jumped over the fence"