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He ask for earnestly.

What it mean?

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It's incomplete, but if you ask for something earnestly, you ask in a very serious way and do your best to get the other person to give it to you.
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'earnestly' is an adverb whereas 'earnest' is the adjective.
He asked for an earnest answer.

He asked earnestly/he earnestly asked...

'The Importance of Being Earnest'-Oscar Wilde
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