in earnest
Sincere; determined; truthfulSincere; determined; truthful.
» 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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1 sensesSincere; determined; truthful.
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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
2 languagesBy meaning 1
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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