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in earnest
ear·nest 1 E0005900 (ûr′nĭst)adj. Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness: an earnest gesture of goodwill. See Synonyms at serious.Idiom: in earnest1. With a purposeful or sincere intent: settled down to study in earnest for the examination.2. Serious; determined: "Both sides are deeply in earnest, with passions that approximate those of civil war" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
[Middle English ernest, from Old English eornoste; see er- in Indo-European roots.]
ear′nest·ly adv.ear′nest·ness n.
ear·nest 2 E0005900 (ûr′nĭst)n.1. Earnest money.2. A token of something to come; a promise or assurance.
[Middle English ernest, variant of ernes, alteration of Old French erres, pl. of erre, pledge, from Latin arra, alteration of arrabō, from Greek arrabōn, earnest-money, of Canaanite origin; see ʕrb in Semitic roots.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | in earnest - in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"earnestly, seriously |
Translationsearnest (ˈəːnist) adjective1. serious or over-serious. an earnest student; She wore an earnest expression. 認真的 认真的2. showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling. He made an earnest attempt to improve his work. 鄭重其事的，誠摯的 诚挚的ˈearnestness noun 認真，誠摯，鄭重其事 认真，诚挚 earnestly adverb 認真地，誠摯地 认真地，诚挚地 in earnest1. serious; not joking. I am in earnest when I say this. 認真的 认真的2. seriously; with energy and determination. He set to work in earnest. 鄭重其事地 诚挚地in earnest
in earnestWith sincere intentions. If the two sides can't sit down and negotiate in earnest, they're never going to come to an agreement.*in earnestwith sincerity. (*Typically: act ~; be ~; speak ~.) I've done all the research I need. I spent the day writing the paper in earnest. Mary's comments were in earnest. She really meant them.in earnest1. With purposeful or sincere intent, as in We settled down to study in earnest. [c. a.d. 1000] 2. Also, in dead earnest. Serious, determined, as in We thought he was joking, but he was in earnest, or I'm in dead earnest about selling the business. In the variant, from the late 1800s, dead means "completely" or "thoroughly" and is used purely for emphasis. [c. a.d. 1000] in ˈearnest
1 more seriously and with more force or effort than before: The work on the building will begin in earnest on Monday.
2 very serious and sincere about what you are saying and about your intentions; in a way that shows that you are serious: You may laugh but I’m in deadly earnest. ♢ I could tell she was speaking in earnest. in earnest1. With a purposeful or sincere intent: settled down to study in earnest for the examination.2. Serious; determined: "Both sides are deeply in earnest, with passions that approximate those of civil war" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).in earnest
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