earnest
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestnessGravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
Ernst, Ernsthaftigkeit
серйозністьserjoznistʹ
(uncountable)Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
Ernst, Ernsthaftigkeit
серйозністьserjoznistʹ
A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
зада́токzadátok
- something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
Examples
48 sentencesTom is a very earnest person.
ruТом очень серьёзный человек. — marafon
Sam is earnest about his work.
Сам ставиться серйозно до своєї роботи. — ChickenKiev
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
The rain came down in earnest.
ruДождь припустил не на шутку. — marafon
deEs fing an, richtig zu regnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It began to rain in earnest.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ernest, eornest, from Old English eornest, eornost, eornust (“earnestnFrom Middle English ernest, eornest, from Old English eornest, eornost, eornust (“earnestness, zeal, seriousness, battle”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (“earnest, strength, solidity, struggle, fight”), a derivative of Proto-Germanic *arniz (“efficient, capable, diligent, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“to cause to move, arouse, increase”).
Uncertain; apparently related to erres. Compare also arles.
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Forms
plural: earnests| Singular | earnest |
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uncountable
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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