IN EARNEST Definition & Meaning

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in earnest

Also, in dead earnest . Serious, determined, as in We thought he was joking, but he was in earnest , or I'm in dead earnest about selling the business . In the variant, from the late 1800s, dead means “completely” or “thoroughly” and is used purely for emphasis. [c. a.d. 1000]
With purposeful or sincere intent, as in We settled down to study in earnest . [c. a.d. 1000]

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I started the process in earnest sometime around 29, taking long moments of staring at my open closet like they do in the movies.

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With many schools breaking up for the Easter holidays on Friday the planning of how to occupy the kids has begun in earnest.

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The offensive to retake the capital began in earnest on 26 September when the army launched air strikes against RSF-held areas in Khartoum.

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It was in 2020 when the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement galvanized the whole planet and precipitated efforts to ramp up DEI programs across society that the backlash began in earnest.

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Jessica watched a raft of online videos and training began in earnest.

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