in earnest
With considerable commitment, determination, or effectWith considerable commitment, determination, or effect; significantly.
» Sooner or later, we'll have to tackle the problem in earnest.
Раньше или позже, нам придётся взяться за проблему всерьёз. — Hellerick
Рано чи пізно нам доведеться взятися за проблему серйозно. — uaspeaker
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2 sensesWith considerable commitment, determination, or effect; significantly.
It's snowing in earnest right now.
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всерьёзvserʹjóz
Having a sincere intent. (of a person)
He was talking in earnest, even though his speech carried an ironic tone.
- in a serious manner
Examples
27 sentencesSooner 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.
He began to study in earnest.
deEr fing an, fleißig zu lernen. — Waldelfe
He took the photos in earnest.
Translations
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Origin
Dates back at least to Old English on eornost, of the same meaning of the adverbial senseDates back at least to Old English on eornost, of the same meaning of the adverbial sense below.
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Forms
more in earnest, most in earnest| Comparative | more in earnest Lesson |
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| Superlative | most in earnest |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.