earnestly
earnestly · more earnestly · most earnestly
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реально
ernsthaft
In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effortIn an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
UK/ˈɜːnɪstli/US/ˈɝnɪstli/
» She looked for her ring earnestly.
Meaning
1 sensesIn an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
ernsthaft
More definitions
- in a serious manner
Examples
7 sentencesShe looked for her ring earnestly.
Despite studying earnestly he failed the exam.
He tends to consider things too much earnestly.
If you study earnestly, you can expect to pass the exam.
ruБудете учиться прилежно – можете быть уверены в сдаче экзамена.
The politician earnestly argued for the return of state-sanctioned buccaneering.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
in an earnest manner:
Origin
From Middle English ernestly, from Old English eornostlīċe (“earnestly, strictly”), equivaFrom Middle English ernestly, from Old English eornostlīċe (“earnestly, strictly”), equivalent to earnest + -ly.
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Forms
more earnestly, most earnestly| Comparative | more earnestly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most earnestly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a serious manner:seriouslyin earnest
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedearnest
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb