take seriously

English

Alternative forms

take serious (informal)

Verb

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

(transitive) To consider (something /what somebody is saying) important and meaningful.
Synonym: take to heart

Antonyms: take lightly, make light of

Translations

take seriously

Azerbaijani: ciddiyə almaq
Danish: tage på alvor
Dutch: ernstig nemen
Finnish: ottaa vakavasti
French: prendre au sérieux (fr)
German: ernst nehmen
Hungarian: komolyan vesz
Italian: prendere sul serio
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ta på alvor

Nynorsk: ta på alvor
Polish: brać na poważnie impf, brać poważnie impf, wziąć na poważnie pf, wziąć poważnie pf
Romanian: lua în serios
Russian: принима́ть всерьёз (prinimátʹ vserʹjóz)
Spanish: tomar en serio
Swedish: ta på allvar
Turkish: ciddiye almak (tr)
Vietnamese: để tâm

References

“take seriously”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“take seriously”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“take someone something seriously” (US) / “take someone something seriously” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“take seriously” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

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