earnestly

«earnestly» in Mova's school dictionary: In a serious and sincere way, really meaning what you say… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

• «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.