Earnestly definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If you say something earnestly, you say it very seriously, often because you believe that it is important or you are trying to persuade someone else to ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'earnestly'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× earnestly (ɜːʳnɪstli ) 1. adverb[ADVERBwithverb] Ifyousaysomethingearnestly,yousayitveryseriously,oftenbecauseyoubelievethatitisimportantoryouaretryingtopersuadesomeoneelsetobelieveit. 'Didyou?'sheaskedearnestly. In1990,wewereallearnestlyassuredthatpropertyvaluescouldonlygoup. Synonyms:seriously,truly,sincerely,inearnest MoreSynonymsofearnestly 2. adverb[usuallyADVERBwithverb,oftADVERBadjective] Ifyoudosomethingearnestly,youdoitinathoroughandseriousway,intendingtosucceed. Shealwayslistenedearnestlyasifthismighthelphertounderstand. 3. adverb[ADVERBbeforeverb] Ifyouearnestlyhopeorwishforsomething,youhopeorwishstronglyandsincerelyforit. IearnestlyhopewhatIlearnedwillservemewellinmynewjob. Synonyms:genuinely,keenly,eagerly,passionately MoreSynonymsofearnestly MoreSynonymsofearnestly COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'earnestly' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'earnestly' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'zampogna' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps Examplesof'earnestly'inasentence earnestly Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Soaquicknotetoallthosefriendsofminewhohaveearnestlytoldmeabouttheirs.TheSun(2013)Itisearnestlyhopedtheyrisetothechallenge.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Noonewithanysoulcanreallyfinditfunnywhenarugbynationsoearnestlysetsabouthurtingitself.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Hewillsayearnestly,poorbenightedsouls.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Itwasearnestlyhopednot.Travers,PLWhattheBeeKnows-reflectionsonmyth,symbolandstory(1989)Ihavelegionsoffansthatneedme,'hesaysearnestly.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Ithinkinjusticeistheonethingthatismoreofanirritanttomethananything,'hesaysquietlyandearnestly.Times,SundayTimes(2007) COBUILDCollocations earnestly  talkearnestly Trendsof earnestly Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages earnestly BritishEnglish:earnestly ADVERB/ˈɜːnɪstlɪ/Ifyousaysomethingearnestly,yousayitveryseriously,oftenbecauseyoubelievethatitisimportant.'Didyou?'sheaskedearnestly.AmericanEnglish:earnestly /ˈɜrnɪstli/BrazilianPortuguese:comseriedade Chinese:认真地EuropeanSpanish:seriamente French:sérieusement German:ernsthaft Italian:conserietà Japanese:真剣にKorean:진지하게EuropeanPortuguese:comseriedade LatinAmericanSpanish:seriamente Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically earnestly earnesteffort earnestmoney earnestprayer earnestly earningcapacity earningpotential earningpower AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'E' Relatedtermsof earnestly talkearnestly earnestly1 Source DefinitionofearnestlyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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