adv
Meaning 1
In a fervent manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fervently
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈfɝvəntli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɜːvəntli/
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adverb
Meaning 2
with passionate fervor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people
- a fierily opinionated book
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fierily, fervidly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English fervently; equivalent to fervent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: ferventment — in a fervent manner
- Catalan: fervorosament — in a fervent manner
- Esperanto: fervore — in a fervent manner
- Finnish: kiihkeästi — in a fervent manner
- French: fervemment — in a fervent manner
- Italian: ferventemente — in a fervent manner
- Italian: fervorosamente — in a fervent manner
- Middle English: fervently — in a fervent manner
- Middle English: ardauntly — in a fervent manner
- Portuguese: fervorosamente — in a fervent manner
- Spanish: fervientemente — in a fervent manner
- Spanish: fervorosamente — in a fervent manner