earnestly
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
1) In a serious and sincere way, really meaning what you say or do. tree →
2) Trying hard and with great care. tree →
sense 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
- 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 →
- «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 the corpora
- And Jonathan answered Saul: 'David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem;
- When He slew them, then they would inquire after Him, and turn back and seek God earnestly.
- Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.
- I love them that love me, and those that seek me earnestly shall find me.
- If thou wouldest seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «earnestly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.