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1 earnestly
adverb af einlægni; alvarlega -
2 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) biðja innilega2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) áfrÿja3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) falla í geð2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) umleitun, ákall; áfrÿjun2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) aðdráttarafl• -
3 beg
[beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) betla2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) biðja, sárbæna•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) gera öreiga, setja á hausinn- beg to differ -
4 earnest
['ə:nist]1) (serious or over-serious: an earnest student; She wore an earnest expression.) alvarlegur, einlægur2) (showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling: He made an earnest attempt to improve his work.) alvarlegur, ákveðinn•- earnestly
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5 entreat
[in'tri:t](to ask (a person) earnestly and seriously (to do something).) biðja innilega- entreaty -
6 exhort
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7 implore
[im'plo:](to ask earnestly: She implored her husband to give up his life of crime; She implored his forgiveness.) grátbiðja um -
8 pray
[prei]1) (to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc: Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her.) biðja, fara með bæn2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) vona innilega•- prayer -
9 supplicant
(a person begging humbly and earnestly eg for mercy.) -
10 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) hvetja2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) brÿna fyrir e-m2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) löngun, hvöt- urge on
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Earnestly — Ear nest*ly, adv. In an earnest manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
earnestly — index faithfully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
earnestly — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)nɪstli[/t]] 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you say something earnestly, you say it very seriously, often because you believe that it is important or you are trying to persuade someone else to believe it. Did you? she asked earnestly... In … English dictionary
earnestly — adv. Earnestly is used with these verbs: ↑pray, ↑speak, ↑strive, ↑talk … Collocations dictionary
earnestly — earnest ► ADJECTIVE ▪ intensely serious. ● in earnest Cf. ↑in earnest DERIVATIVES earnestly adverb earnestness noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
earnestly — adverb in a serious manner (Freq. 2) talking earnestly with his son she started studying snakes in earnest a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce • Syn: ↑seriously, ↑in earnest • Derived from adjectiv … Useful english dictionary
earnestly — adverb see earnest II … New Collegiate Dictionary
earnestly — See earnest1. * * * … Universalium
earnestly — adverb In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort. Syn: for real … Wiktionary
earnestly — Synonyms and related words: actively, ardently, assiduously, bec et ongles, committedly, decidedly, decisively, decorously, demurely, determinedly, devotedly, devoutly, dingdong, down, exhaustively, fervently, fervidly, firmly, fixedly, for real … Moby Thesaurus
earnestly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. solemnly, sincerely, soberly, thoughtfully; see busily , seriously 2 , sincerely … English dictionary for students
