seriously (redirected from taking seriously)

se·ri·ous  (sîr-s)

adj.

1. Grave in quality or manner: gave me a serious look.

2.

a. Carried out in earnest: engaged in serious drinking; serious study of Italian.

b. Deeply interested or involved: a serious card player.

c. Designed for and addressing grave and earnest tastes: serious art; serious music.

d. Not trifling or jesting: I'm serious: we expect you to complete the assignment on time. Her question was serious enough to deserve a thoughtful response.

e. Informal Of considerable size or scope; substantial: a cleanup that cost serious money.

f. Of such character or quality as to appeal to the expert, the connoisseur, or the sophisticate: "Every serious kitchen needs at least one peppermill" (Washington Post).

3. Concerned with important rather than trivial matters: a serious student of history.

4.

a. Being of such import as to cause anxiety: serious injuries; a serious turn of events.

b. Too complex to be easily answered or solved: raised some serious objections to the proposal.

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[Middle English, from Old French serieux, from Late Latin srisus, from Latin srius.]

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seri·ous·ly adv.

seri·ous·ness n.

Synonyms: serious, sober, grave², solemn, earnest¹, sedate¹, staid
These adjectives refer to manner, appearance, disposition, or acts marked by absorption in thought, pressing concerns, or significant work. Serious implies a concern with responsibility and work as opposed to play: serious students of music.
Sober emphasizes circumspection and self-restraint: "My sober mind was no longer intoxicated by the fumes of politics" (Edward Gibbon).
Grave suggests the dignity and somberness associated with weighty matters: "a quiet, grave man, busied in charts, exact in sums, master of the art of tactics" (Walter Bagehot).
Solemn often adds to grave the suggestion of impressiveness: the judge's solemn tone as she handed down her decision.
Earnest implies sincerity and intensity of purpose: disputants who showed an earnest desire to reach an equitable solution.
Sedate implies a composed, dignified manner: "One of those calm, quiet, sedate natures, to whom the temptations of turbulent nerves or vehement passions are things utterly incomprehensible" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
Staid emphasizes dignity and an often strait-laced observance of propriety: "a grave and staid God-fearing man" (Tennyson).

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seriously [ˈsɪərɪəslɪ]

adv

1. in a serious manner or to a serious degree

2. Informal extremely or remarkably seriously tall

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	seriously - in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" earnestly, in earnest
	2.	seriously - to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" badly, severely, gravely

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seriously

adverb

1. truly, honestly, sincerely, truthfully, no joking (informal), to be serious, in earnest, all joking aside Seriously, though, something must be done about it.

2. really?, well I never!, truthfully?, honestly?, is that so?, go on!, you don't say!, you're kidding!, well I'll be blowed!, knock me down with a feather! `I tried to chat him up at the general store.' He laughed. `Seriously?'

3. gravely, solemnly, earnestly, grimly, soberly, thoughtfully, pensively, sombrely, dourly, meditatively, without smiling, humourlessly, ruminatively They spoke to me very seriously but politely.

4. badly, severely, gravely, critically, acutely, sorely, dangerously, distressingly, grievously Three people were seriously injured in the blast.

5. (Informal) very, really, extremely, particularly, truly, remarkably, unusually, decidedly, exceedingly, excessively, eminently, uncommonly one of the first seriously wealthy rock-star landowners

Translations

seriously [ˈsɪərɪəslɪ] ADV

1. (= in earnest) [think, consider] → seriamente; [speak] → seriamente, en serio
yes, but seriously → sí, pero en serio ...
we are seriously considering emigrating → estamos considerando seriamente la posibilidad de emigrar
do you seriously expect me to believe that? → ¿esperas en serio que me lo crea?, ¿de verdad esperas que me lo crea?
seriously? → ¿en serio?, ¿de verdad?
to take sth/sb seriously → tomar algo/a algn en serio
to take o.s. too seriously → tomarse a sí mismo demasiado en serio

2. (= badly) [damage, affect] → seriamente, gravemente; [injured, wounded] → gravemente
no-one was seriously hurt → nadie resultó gravemente herido
he is seriously ill → está grave → está gravemente enfermo
the pilot realized that something was seriously wrong → el piloto se dio cuenta de que algo iba realmente mal or de que pasaba algo muy grave

3. (= really)
a hotel like the Grand is seriously expensive → un hotel como el Grand es caro de verdad
he's seriously into body-building → está metido a tope en el culturismo

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seriously [ˈsɪəriəsli] adv

[speak, think, consider] → sérieusement
to take sth/sb seriously → prendre qch/qn au sérieux

(indicating that sb is sincere) → sérieusement
no, but seriously ... → non, mais sérieusement ...
seriously? → sérieusement?

(= badly) [injured, damaged, ill] → sérieusement
Nobody was seriously injured → Personne n'a été sérieusement blessé.
smoking can seriously damage your health → fumer nuit gravement à la santé

(= extremely) [difficult, big] → drôlement
seriously rich → drôlement riche

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seriously

adv

(= earnestly) → ernst; talk, interested, work → ernsthaft; (= not jokingly) → im Ernst; to take somebody/something seriously → jdn/etw ernst nehmen; to take oneself too seriously → sich selbst zu wichtig nehmen; do you seriously want to do that? → wollen Sie das wirklich or im Ernst tun?; seriously now/though … → jetzt mal/aber mal ganz im Ernst …; but seriously, … → aber jetzt mal im Ernst …; seriously? → im Ernst?, ernsthaft?; do you mean that seriously? → meinen Sie das ernst?, ist das Ihr Ernst?; he offered it quite seriously → er hat das ernstlich angeboten; a play that deals seriously with the issue of divorce → ein Stück, das sich auf ernsthafte Weise mit Scheidungsfragen befasst

(= critically) wounded, damaged, ill, flooded → schwer; worried → ernstlich; deteriorate → bedenklich; threaten → ernsthaft; he went seriously wrong → er hat einen schweren Fehler gemacht; the takeoff went seriously wrong → beim Start ist etwas schlimm danebengegangen; there is something seriously wrong with that → irgendetwas ist damit überhaupt nicht in Ordnung; we are seriously short of water → bei uns herrscht schwerer or schlimmer Wassermangel

(inf: = really) → ehrlich (inf); seriously rich (person) → schwerreich; I was beginning to get seriously annoyed → ich wurde langsam ernsthaft sauer (inf)

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seriously [ˈsɪərɪəslɪ] adv

a. (in earnest) → seriamente
to take sth/sb seriously → prendere qc/qn sul serio
seriously though ... → scherzi a parte..., sul serio...

b. (wounded) → gravemente; (worried) → seriamente

c. (fam) (extremely) he's seriously rich → ha un casino di soldi

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seriously [ˈsɪərɪəslɪ] adv

a. (in earnest) → seriamente
to take sth/sb seriously → prendere qc/qn sul serio
seriously though ... → scherzi a parte..., sul serio...

b. (wounded) → gravemente; (worried) → seriamente

c. (fam) (extremely) he's seriously rich → ha un casino di soldi

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