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)

1. (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.