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in earnest

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in earnest

phrase

If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before.

Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow.

The two countries can finally start negotiating in earnest about issues of mutualconcern.

Synonyms: seriously, resolutely, earnestly, wholeheartedly More Synonyms of in earnest

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in earnest

phrase

If you are in earnest, you are sincere in what you are doing and saying.

It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers.

No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest.

Synonyms: genuine, serious, sincere, honest More Synonyms of in earnest

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in earnest in British English

with serious or sincere intentions

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in earnest in American English

serious; not joking

in a serious or determined manner

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Examples of 'in earnest' in a sentence
in earnest

Very much in earnest now, she put a hand imploringly upon his arm.Even the stilted formality of a word like accompany helped to ram it home to her that Kenworthy was in earnest.When he lifted his head she was panting in earnest, every nerve in her body alive, every vein afire.

1 (phrase) in the sense of seriously

Definition

with serious or sincere intentions

Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow.

Synonyms

seriously

Seriously, though, something must be done about it.

resolutely

earnestly

`Do you really mean it?' she asked earnestly.

wholeheartedly

2 (phrase) in the sense of genuine

Definition

with serious or sincere intentions

I can never tell whether he is in earnest or not.

Synonyms

genuine

She is a very caring and genuine person.

serious

You really are serious about this, aren't you?

sincere

He accepted her apologies as sincere.

honest

It was an honest mistake on his part.

dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

He was a fair dinkum bloke with no pretensions.

not joking

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of dinkum

Definition

genuine or right

He was a fair dinkum bloke with no pretensions.

Synonyms

genuine,

honest,

natural,

frank,

sincere,

candid,

upfront (informal),

artless,

guileless

in the sense of earnestly

`Do you really mean it?' she asked earnestly.

Synonyms

seriously,

truly,

sincerely,

in earnest,

in all sincerity

in the sense of honest

Definition

gained or earned fairly

It was an honest mistake on his part.

Synonyms

genuine,

real,

true,

straight,

fair,

proper,

authentic,

equitable,

impartial,

on the level (informal),

bona fide,

dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal),

above board,

fair and square,

on the up and up,

honest to goodness

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in earnest

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in doubt
in due course
in earnest
in effect
in error
in essence

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单词	in earnest
释义	Trends of in earnest View usage for: in earnest phrase If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before. Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow. The two countries can finally start negotiating in earnest about issues of mutualconcern. Synonyms: seriously, resolutely, earnestly, wholeheartedly More Synonyms of in earnest See full dictionary entry for earnest in earnest phrase If you are in earnest, you are sincere in what you are doing and saying. It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers. No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest. Synonyms: genuine, serious, sincere, honest More Synonyms of in earnest See full dictionary entry for earnest in earnest in British English with serious or sincere intentions See full dictionary entry for earnest in earnest in American English 1. serious; not joking 2. in a serious or determined manner See full dictionary entry for earnest Examples of 'in earnest' in a sentence in earnest Very much in earnest now, she put a hand imploringly upon his arm. Penman, Sharon HERE BE DRAGONS (2003) Even the stilted formality of a word like accompany helped to ram it home to her that Kenworthy was in earnest. Hilton, John Buxton THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL) (2003) When he lifted his head she was panting in earnest, every nerve in her body alive, every vein afire. Stephanie Laurens DEVIL'S BRIDE (2003) 1 (phrase) in the sense of seriously Definition with serious or sincere intentions Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow. Synonyms seriously Seriously, though, something must be done about it. resolutely earnestly `Do you really mean it?' she asked earnestly. wholeheartedly 2 (phrase) in the sense of genuine Definition with serious or sincere intentions I can never tell whether he is in earnest or not. Synonyms genuine She is a very caring and genuine person. serious You really are serious about this, aren't you? sincere He accepted her apologies as sincere. honest It was an honest mistake on his part. dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal) He was a fair dinkum bloke with no pretensions. not joking See earnest Additional synonyms in the sense of dinkum Definition genuine or right He was a fair dinkum bloke with no pretensions. Synonyms genuine, honest, natural, frank, sincere, candid, upfront (informal), artless, guileless in the sense of earnestly `Do you really mean it?' she asked earnestly. Synonyms seriously, truly, sincerely, in earnest, in all sincerity in the sense of honest Definition gained or earned fairly It was an honest mistake on his part. Synonyms genuine, real, true, straight, fair, proper, authentic, equitable, impartial, on the level (informal), bona fide, dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal), above board, fair and square, on the up and up, honest to goodness Nearby words of in earnest in disrepair in doubt in due course in earnest in effect in error in essence Synonyms of 'in earnest' in earnest Explore 'in earnest' in the dictionary
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in earnest

in earnest in British English

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