earnest

1. Serious, sincere, ingenuous.

2. Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.

   earnest prayers

3. Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.

   earnest attention

   intensiv

   уси́ленныйusílennyj

4. Possessing or characterised by seriousness.

   an earnest disposition

5. Strenuous; diligent.

   earnest efforts

   leidenschaftlich, sehnsüchtig

   ре́вностныйrévnostnyj

   палкийpalkyj, ревнийrevnyj

6. Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.

   ernst, ernsthaft, aufrichtig

   серьёзныйserʹjóznyj, убедительныйubeditelʹnyj

   серйознийserjoznyj

1. Tom is a very earnest person.

   ruТом очень серьёзный человек. — marafon

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2. Sam is earnest about his work.

   Сам ставиться серйозно до своєї роботи. — ChickenKiev

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3. Sooner or later, we'll have to tackle the problem in earnest.

   Рано чи пізно нам доведеться взятися за проблему серйозно. — uaspeaker

   ruРаньше или позже, нам придётся взяться за проблему всерьёз. — Hellerick

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4. The rain came down in earnest.

   ruДождь припустил не на шутку. — marafon

   deEs fing an, richtig zu regnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. It began to rain in earnest.

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