ardently

/'ɑ:dəntli/

Thân thiện

The team ardently supports their local charity.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • With intense feeling or passion; fervently, enthusiastically: "ardently" describes doing something with great warmth, zeal, or strong emotion.
   • With great eagerness or desire: It indicates a strong, passionate wish or longing for something.

Usage and Examples

• Adverb:
  • She ardently supported the cause, donating both time and money. (She supported the cause with great passion and enthusiasm.)
  • He loved her ardently and wrote her a letter every day. (He loved her with intense, passionate feeling.)
  • The fans ardently desired a reunion of the classic band. (The fans wished for the band's reunion with great eagerness.)

Advanced Usage

• "to ardently believe": to hold a belief with deep conviction and passion.
  • They ardently believe in the power of education to change lives.
• "to ardently hope": to hope for something with strong, fervent desire.
  • We ardently hope for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

Variants and Related Words

• Ardent (adj): characterized by intense feeling; passionate, fervent.
  • He is an ardent supporter of environmental protection.
• Ardor (n): enthusiasm, passion, intense feeling.
  • She spoke about her research with great ardor.

Synonyms

• Fervently: with passionate intensity.
• Passionately: with strong, barely controllable emotion.
• Zealously: with great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.
• Eagerly: with keen interest or intense desire.

Antonyms

• Apathetically: without interest or enthusiasm.
• Indifferently: without concern or interest.
• Halfheartedly: without enthusiasm or energy.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "To pursue something ardently": to follow or seek something with great passion and determination.
  • He pursued his dream of becoming a pilot ardently, never giving up.
• "To desire something ardently": to want something very much, with burning passion.
  • For years, she had ardently desired to visit the ancient ruins.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in an ardent manner
   • the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired