fervently
Also found in: Thesaurus.
fer·vent
(fûr′vənt)adj.
1. Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent: fervent protests; a fervent admirer.
2. Extremely hot; glowing.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fervēns, fervent-, present participle of fervēre, to boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
fer′vent·ly adv.
fer′vent·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Adv. | 1. | fervently - with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
بِحرارَه، بِتَحَمُّس
vroucně
glødendelidenskabeligt
innilega; ákaflega
ateşli bir şekildehararetle
fervently
[ˈfɜːvəntlɪ] ADV [pray] → con fervor, fervientemente; [believe] → firmemente; [hope, desire] → fervientemente, ardientemente; [deny] → enfáticamente, con vehemencia; [support] → con fervor, fervorosamentehe is fervently patriotic → es un patriota acérrimo or ferviente
he was fervently opposed to the war → se oponía enérgicamente a la guerra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fervently
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fervently
[ˈfɜːv/əntlɪ] fervidly [ˈfɜːvɪdlɪ] adv (believe, support) → con passione, appassionatamente; (desire) → intensamente, ardentementeCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fervent
(ˈfəːvənt) adjective enthusiastic and very sincere. fervent hope.
ˈfervently adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.