Meanings
verbtake serious (third-person singular simple present takes serious, present participle taking serious, simple past took serious, past participle taken serious)
present singular third person takes serious · participle present taking serious · past took serious · participle past taken serious
- alternativecolloquialinformalAlternative form of take seriously.
Cite this entry
APA
take serious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20serious
MLA
“take serious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20serious. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take serious,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20serious.
Source: take serious on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.