take seriously

verb

To consider important and meaningful (information or a matter that somebody is mentioning or discussing).

Similar
take to heart
Opposite
take lightlymake light of
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Meanings

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

present singular third person takes seriously · participle present taking seriously · past took seriously · participle past taken seriously · alternative informal take serious

  1. transitiveTo consider important and meaningful (information or a matter that somebody is mentioning or discussing).

    But there is a wide gap between the dollars being invested in creators and the respect that is paid to them. It is time to take influencers seriously.

    2026 March 9, Cyrus Veyssi, “In Defense of Influencers”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2026

    Synonyms: take to heart · Antonyms: take lightly, make light of

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo consider important and meaningful (information or a matter that somebody is mentioning or discussing).

Similar
take to heart
Opposite
take lightlymake light of

Translations

Arabic أَخَذَهُ عَلَى مَحْمَلِ الجِدِّ, أَخَذَهُ بِالجِدِّيَّة
  • أَخَذَهُ عَلَى مَحْمَلِ الجِدِّ (ʔaḵaḏahu ʕalā maḥmali l-jiddi)to consider important
  • أَخَذَهُ بِالجِدِّيَّة (ʔaḵaḏahu bi-l-jiddiyya)to consider important
Chinese Mandarin 當回事 /当回事
  • 當回事 /当回事 (dànghuíshì)to consider important
Danish tage på alvor
  • tage på alvorto consider important
Dutch serieus nemen, au sérieux nemen
  • serieus nemento consider important
  • au sérieux nemento consider important
  • ernstig nemento consider important
Finnish ottaa vakavasti
  • ottaa vakavastito consider important
French prendre au sérieux
  • prendre au sérieuxto consider important
German ernst nehmen
  • ernst nehmento consider important
Hungarian komolyan vesz
  • komolyan veszto consider important
Italian prendere sul serio
  • prendere sul serioto consider important
Norwegian Bokmål ta på alvor
  • ta på alvorto consider important
Polish brać na poważnie, wziąć na poważnie
  • brać na poważnieto consider important
  • wziąć na poważnieto consider important
Romanian lua în serios
  • lua în seriosto consider important
Russian принима́ть всерьёз
  • принима́ть всерьёз (prinimátʹ vserʹjóz)to consider important
Spanish tomar en serio
  • tomar en serioto consider important
Swedish ta på allvar
  • ta på allvarto consider important
Turkish ciddiye almak
  • ciddiye almakto consider important
Vietnamese để tâm
  • để tâmto consider important
Cite this entry
APA

take seriously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20seriously

MLA

“take seriously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20seriously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take seriously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20seriously.

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