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taken seriously

taken seriously is the past participle 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)

  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

Questions about taken seriously

What is taken seriously the past participle of?
Taken seriously is the past participle of take seriously.

Words near taken seriously in the dictionary

  1. taken responsibility
  2. taken revenge
  3. taken roll
  4. taken root
  5. taken serious
  6. taken seriously
  7. taken shape
  8. taken ship
  9. taken shipping
  10. taken short
  11. taken sides

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