earnest
To be serious with; use in earnestTo be serious with; use in earnest.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be serious with; use in earnest.
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.
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”).
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Forms
earnests, earnesting, earnested, earnestedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle