"take seriously" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes seriously [present, singular, third-person], taking seriously [participle, present], took seriously [past], taken seriously [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> seriously}} 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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: take to heart, take serious [informal] Translations (take seriously): ciddiyə almaq (Azerbaijani), tage på alvor (Danish), ernstig nemen (Dutch), ottaa vakavasti (Finnish), prendre au sérieux (French), ernst nehmen (German), komolyan vesz (Hungarian), prendere sul serio (Italian), ta på alvor (Norwegian Bokmål), ta på alvor (Norwegian Nynorsk), brać na poważnie [imperfective] (Polish), brać poważnie [imperfective] (Polish), wziąć na poważnie [perfective] (Polish), wziąć poważnie [perfective] (Polish), lua în serios (Romanian), принима́ть всерьёз (prinimátʹ vserʹjóz) (Russian), tomar en serio (Spanish), ta på allvar (Swedish), ciddiye almak (Turkish), để tâm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-take_seriously-en-verb-tpet0A5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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