ernst nehmen

German

Alternative forms

  • ernstnehmen (nonstandard, but often seen in edited texts)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛʁnst ˌneːmən]
  • Hyphenation: ernst neh‧men

Verb

ernst nehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt ernst, past tense nahm ernst, past participle ernst genommen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to take seriously
    Synonym: (colloquial) für voll nehmen

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ernst nehmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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