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took seriously

took seriously is the simple past 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 took seriously

What is took seriously the simple past of?
Took seriously is the simple past of take seriously.

Words near took seriously in the dictionary

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

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