earnest
Senso (Inglese)
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- Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
- Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
Sinonimi
monetary deposit
straight ahead
witty
just in front of
insistent
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɝ.nɪst/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From Middle English ernest, eornest, from Old English eornest, eornost, eornust (“earnestness, zeal, seriousness, battle”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (“earnest, strength, solidity, struggle, fight”), a derivative of Proto-Germanic *arniz (“efficient, capable, diligent, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“to cause to move, arouse, increase”). Cognate with West Frisian earnst (“earnest, seriousness”), Dutch ernst (“seriousness, gravity, earnest”), German Ernst (“seriousness, earnestness, zeal, vigour”), Icelandic ern (“brisk, vigorous”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 (arniba, “secure, certain, sure”). The adjective is from Middle English eornest, from Old English eornoste (“earnest, zealous, serious”), from the noun. Cognate with North Frisian ernste (“earnest”), Middle Low German ernest, ernst (“serious, earnest”), German ernst (“serious, earnest”).
Cognato con frisone occidentale
earnst
Cognato con olandese
ernst
Cognato con tedesco
Ernst
Cognato con tedesco
ernst
earn
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- To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).
- To receive payment for work.
- To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
- To achieve by being worthy of.
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