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    earnest

    US /ˈɜ:rnɪst/

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    UK /ˈɜ:nɪst/

    B2TOEIC
    adj.AdjectiveSerious; determined; not light-hearted
    She is the most earnest young woman that I've ever met
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A sum of money paid as a deposit to bind a contract.
    He put down an earnest on the house to show his serious intent to buy.

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    What They Haven't Told You about Climate Change

    04:55What They Haven't Told You about Climate Change
    • This is all part of the Pleistocene Ice Age, which began in earnest 2.5 million years ago.

      This is all part of the Pleistocene Ice Age, which began in earnest 2.5 million years ago.

    • which began in earnest two and a half million years ago. It's still going on,

      which began in earnest two and a half million years ago. It's still going on,

    B1

    How The World's Tallest Statue Was Built

    06:12How The World's Tallest Statue Was Built
    • Work began in earnest when Narendra Modi – then premier of Gujarat, now Prime Minister – laid the foundation on 31 October 2013,

      Work began in earnest when Narendra Modi – then premier of Gujarat, now Prime Minister – laid the foundation on 31 October 2013,

    B2

    South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of Nowhere

    06:52South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of Nowhere
    • but that was even less popular, so they kept going with the revised plan from Roh's administration, and work began in earnest in 2011.

      but that was even less popular, so they kept going with the revised plan from Roh's administration, and work began in earnest in 2011.

    • Roh’s administration, and work began in earnest in 2011.

      Roh’s administration, and work began in earnest in 2011.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • Bless those women; they never do anything  by halves. They are always in earnest.

      Bless those women; they never do anything  by halves. They are always in earnest.

    • “No, no,” said Scrooge, “I am in earnest. Go  and buy it, and tell ’em to bring it here,  

      “No, no,” said Scrooge, “I am in earnest. Go  and buy it, and tell ’em to bring it here,  

    B2

    If AI can do your classwork, why go to college? | The Gray Area

    49:35If AI can do your classwork, why go to college? | The Gray Area
    • And it was a really earnest kind of request.

      And it was a really earnest kind of request.

    A2

    Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?

    16:11Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?
    • I don't want to come off too earnest here, but we learn through interaction.

      I don't want to come off too earnest here, but we learn through interaction.

    B1

    Top 10 Most Underrated Video Game Movies of All Time

    10:56Top 10 Most Underrated Video Game Movies of All Time
    • For better or for worse, the craze of films that adapted video game properties started in earnest with Super Mario Bros.

      For better or for worse, the craze of films that adapted video game properties started in earnest with Super Mario Bros.

    B2

    Are Taurus & Libra Compatible? | Zodiac Love Guide

    02:04Are Taurus & Libra Compatible? | Zodiac Love Guide
    • or more than just life is real and life is earnest. Libra doesn't like to get too, too

      or more than just life is real and life is earnest. Libra doesn't like to get too, too

    B2

    Why Sargent Painted Outside The Lines

    08:00Why Sargent Painted Outside The Lines
    • If you look at Velazquez's career, you see him transition from the decorative conventions of his time to an earnest revolutionary attempt to capture his impression of reality.

      If you look at Velazquez's career, you see him transition from the decorative conventions of his time to an earnest revolutionary attempt to capture his impression of reality.

    B1

    Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1

    15:23Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1
    • I was endeavouring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition,

      I was endeavouring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition,

    • And then my mind made its first earnest effort to comprehend what had been infused into it

      And then my mind made its first earnest effort to comprehend what had been infused into it

    B2