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How to pronounce “earnest”
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Pronunciation guide for earnest
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of earnest with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why corporate diversity programs fail -- and how small tweaks can have big impact
with an earnest conversation about our feelings.
- Definition summary
- Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
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How to pronounce earnest
Why corporate diversity programs fail -- and how small tweaks can have big impact
with an earnest conversation about our feelings.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “earnest”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
- Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.
- [Adjective]
- (said of an action or an utterance) Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
- (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
- Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
- (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
- Strenuous; diligent.
- Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
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