Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to earnest
Participle: earnested
Gerund: earnesting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | earnest |
| you | earnest |
| he;she;it | earnests |
| we | earnest |
| you | earnest |
| they | earnest |
Perfect
| I | have earnested |
| you | have earnested |
| he;she;it | has earnested |
| we | have earnested |
| you | have earnested |
| they | have earnested |
Past
| I | earnested |
| you | earnested |
| he;she;it | earnested |
| we | earnested |
| you | earnested |
| they | earnested |
Pluperfect
| I | had earnested |
| you | had earnested |
| he;she;it | had earnested |
| we | had earnested |
| you | had earnested |
| they | had earnested |
Future
| I | will earnest |
| you | will earnest |
| he;she;it | will earnest |
| we | will earnest |
| you | will earnest |
| they | will earnest |
Future Perfect
| I | will have earnested |
| you | will have earnested |
| he;she;it | will have earnested |
| we | will have earnested |
| you | will have earnested |
| they | will have earnested |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | earnest |
| you | earnest |
| he;she;it | earnest |
| we | earnest |
| you | earnest |
| they | earnest |
Perfect
| I | have earnested |
| you | have earnested |
| he;she;it | have earnested |
| we | have earnested |
| you | have earnested |
| they | have earnested |
Imperfect
| I | earnested |
| you | earnested |
| he;she;it | earnested |
| we | earnested |
| you | earnested |
| they | earnested |
Pluperfect
| I | had earnested |
| you | had earnested |
| he;she;it | had earnested |
| we | had earnested |
| you | had earnested |
| they | had earnested |
Conditional
Present
| I | would earnest |
| you | would earnest |
| he;she;it | would earnest |
| we | would earnest |
| you | would earnest |
| they | would earnest |
Perfect
| I | would have earnested |
| you | would have earnested |
| he;she;it | would have earnested |
| we | would have earnested |
| you | would have earnested |
| they | would have earnested |
Imperative
| you | earnest |
| we | Let's earnest |
| you | earnest |
Verbs conjugated like 'earnest'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'earnest'
arrest,
dearrest,
garnet,
garnett,
harness,
harvest,
rearrest,
aggest,
amnesty,
angst,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English ernest, eornest, from Old English eornest, eornost, eornust (“earnestness, zeal, seriousness, battle”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (“earnest, strength, solidity, struggle, fight”), a derivative of Proto-Germanic *arniz (“efficient, capable, diligent, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“to cause to move, arouse, increase”).
2. Cognate with West Frisian earnst (“earnest, seriousness”), Dutch ernst (“seriousness, gravity, earnest”), German Ernst (“seriousness, earnestness, zeal, vigour”), Icelandic ern (“brisk, vigorous”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 (arniba, “secure, certain, sure”).
3. The adjective is from Middle English eornest, from Old English eornoste (“earnest, zealous, serious”), from the noun. Cognate with North Frisian ernste (“earnest”), Middle Low German ernest, ernst (“serious, earnest”), German ernst (“serious, earnest”). See: Frisian, Northern 'ernste'.
Sample Sentences
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Let's prove among ourselves our armes in jest, That when we come to earnest them with men, We may them better use. [1602, Pastor Fido, (Please provide the book title or journal name):]