earnest

[US]/ˈɜːnɪst/
[UK]/ˈɜːrnɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mkali, shauku, muhimu
n. bidii, ukali, uaminifu
Word Forms
Pluralearnests

Phrases & Collocations

earnest effort

jaribio la dhati

earnest apology

ombaomba la dhati

earnest desire

tamaa ya dhati

earnest request

ombi la dhati

earnest commitment

ahadi ya dhati

in earnest

kwa dhati

in real earnest

kwa dhati kabisa

in sad earnest

kwa masikitiko makubwa

Example Sentences

earnest and callow undergraduates.

wanafunzi shupavu na wasio na uzoevu.

an earnest, scholarly man.

mwanaume mwenye bidii na maarifa.

an earnest and thankful prayer.

sala ya dhati na shukrani.

an earnest gesture of goodwill.

kitendo cha dhati cha nia njema.

The work on the house will begin in earnest on Monday.

Kazi ya nyumba itaanza kwa bidii siku ya Jumatatu.

He is earnest in his endeavors.

Yeye ana bidii katika juhudi zake.

two girls were in earnest conversation.

Wasichana wawili walikuwa katika mazungumzo makini.

They're not quarreling in earnest, they're just playing.

Hawakutofautiana kwa bidii, wao ni tu kucheza.

settled down to study in earnest for the examination.

Waliketi ili kusoma kwa bidii kwa ajili ya mtihani.

the earnest, ingratiating gusher of numerous television interviews.

Mvumo wa dhati, unafurahisha, wa mahojiano mengi ya televisheni.

The girl's earnest effort counterbalanced her slowness at learning.

Juhudi zake za bidii za msichana zilizosababisha kasi yake ya kupoteza uwezo wa kujifunza.

You may laugh but I’m in deadly earnest.

Unaweza kucheka lakini nina nia ya kweli.

It is my earnest wish that you use this money to continue you study of music.

Natumaini sana kwamba utatumia pesa hii ili kuendelea kusoma muziki wako.

Robert is a very earnest young man; you can trust him.

Robert ni kijana mwenye bidii sana; unaweza kumwamini.

As an earnest of my good intentions I will reconsider your request.

Kama onyo la nia zangu njema nitakubadilisha ombi lako.

He was in earnest when he said he was leaving Beijing.

Alikuwa makini wakati alisema atakiuka Beijing.

Her earnest manner arrested me.

Tabia yake ya bidii ilinishangaza.

the presence of the troops is an earnest of the world's desire not to see the conflict repeated elsewhere.

Ujepo wa majeshi ni onyo la tamaa ya dunia ya kutokutaka kuona migogoro kurudia mahali pengine.

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