take seriously

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take seriously

verb takes seriously · taking seriously · took seriously · taken seriously · take serious

  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.

    Similar: take to heart · Opposite: take lightly, make light of

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verb to consider important

Españoltomar en serio
中文當回事 /当回事 dànghuíshì
Françaisprendre au sérieux
Deutschernst nehmen
Italianoprendere sul serio
Românălua în serios
Русскийпринима́ть всерьёз prinimátʹ vserʹjóz
Tiếng Việtđể tâm
العربيةأَخَذَهُ عَلَى مَحْمَلِ الجِدِّ ʔaḵaḏahu ʕalā maḥmali l-jiddi, أَخَذَهُ بِالجِدِّيَّة ʔaḵaḏahu bi-l-jiddiyya

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@misc{take_seriously_2026,
  title = {take seriously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20seriously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}