take serious
take serious is the alternative form of take seriously.
Meaning of take seriously
Verb
take seriously (third-person singular simple present takes seriously, present participle taking seriously, simple past took seriously, past participle taken seriously)
- To consider important and meaningful (information or a matter that somebody is mentioning or discussing).
- But there is a wide gap between the dollars being invested in creators and the respect that is paid to them. It is time to take influencers seriously.2026 March 9, Cyrus Veyssi, “In Defense of Influencers”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2026
- Synonyms:
- take to heart
- Antonyms:
- take lightly, make light of
Forms of take serious
| third-person singular present | takes serious |
|---|---|
| present participle | taking serious |
| past | took serious |
| past participle | taken serious |
Questions about take serious
- What is take serious the alternative form of?
- Take serious is the alternative form of take seriously.
Words near take serious in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: take serious (page history and authors); take seriously (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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