earnestly
adverb
Everyday
- In a serious and sincere way, really meaning what you say or do. tree →
- Trying hard and with great care. tree →
In the lessons
In stories it is a speech adverb that shows a character being sincere and serious; in everyday life, people earnestly promise or hope; phrases: «said earnestly», «earnestly hoped», «work earnestly».
Examples
- «I promise I'll tidy my room,» said Tom earnestly. tree →
- She earnestly hoped her lost cat would come home. tree →
- The children listened earnestly to the firefighter. tree →
- He worked earnestly on his science project. tree →
- «Please believe me,» she said earnestly. tree →
- They earnestly asked for help. tree →
- “Is there no one who can help me?” asked Dorothy earnestly. tree →
Note
From earnest (serious). «In earnest» means seriously or properly: «The rain started in earnest.» Not related to the name Ernest, though «The Importance of Being Earnest» plays on both.
In Jewish tradition
In stories it is a speech adverb that shows a character being sincere and serious; in everyday life, people earnestly promise or hope; phrases: «said earnestly», «earnestly hoped», «work earnestly».
Examples
- And Judah spoke unto him, saying: 'The man did earnestly forewarn us, saying: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. (Torah GEN.43.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?' (Torah NUM.22.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jonathan answered Saul: 'David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem; (Prophets 1SA.20.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- If thou wouldest seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; (Writings JOB.8.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- I love them that love me, and those that seek me earnestly shall find me. (Writings PRO.8.17, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
From earnest (serious). «In earnest» means seriously or properly: «The rain started in earnest.» Not related to the name Ernest, though «The Importance of Being Earnest» plays on both.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «earnestly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «earnestly» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «earnestly» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «earnestly» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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