All 4 Uses of
earnest
in
A Doll's House
- _) What rubbish! of course he can't be in earnest about it.†
Act 2
- Yes, Torvald, I beg you so earnestly— Helmer.†
Act 2
- That is why I beg you so earnestly— Helmer.†
Act 2
- I say that we have never sat down in earnest together to try and get at the bottom of anything.
Act 3 *in earnest = in a serious manner
Definition:
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(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined