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take seriously

take seriously verb: to consider important and meaningful (information or a matter that somebody is mentioning or discussing).

Verb

take seriously (third-person singular simple present takes seriously, present participle taking seriously, simple past took seriously, past participle taken seriously)

  1. (transitive) 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

take seriously meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

take seriously in Arabic

to consider important
أَخَذَهُ عَلَى مَحْمَلِ الجِدِّ ʔaḵaḏahu ʕalā maḥmali l-jiddi, أَخَذَهُ بِالجِدِّيَّة ʔaḵaḏahu bi-l-jiddiyya

take seriously in Vietnamese

to consider important
để tâm

Synonyms of take seriously

Antonyms

Forms of take seriously

third-person singular presenttakes seriously
present participletaking seriously
pasttook seriously
past participletaken seriously
alternative form (informal)take serious

Questions about take seriously

What does take seriously mean?
Take seriously means to consider important and meaningful (information or a matter that somebody is mentioning or discussing).
What is take seriously in Arabic?
Take seriously in Arabic is أَخَذَهُ عَلَى مَحْمَلِ الجِدِّ (ʔaḵaḏahu ʕalā maḥmali l-jiddi), أَخَذَهُ بِالجِدِّيَّة (ʔaḵaḏahu bi-l-jiddiyya). See Take seriously meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is take seriously?
Take seriously is a verb.
What is the past tense of take seriously?
The past tense of take seriously is took seriously.

Words near take seriously in the dictionary

  1. take responsibility
  2. take revenge
  3. take roll
  4. take root
  5. take serious
  6. take seriously
  7. take several seats
  8. take shape
  9. take ship
  10. take shipping
  11. take sick

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