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take seriously en · VERB

Meanings

1. (transitive) To 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:

Forms

Antonyms

make light of · take lightly

Synonyms

take to heart

Translations (25)

cmn 當回事 /当回事 (to consider important) · ro lua în serios (to consider important) · pl wziąć poważnie (to consider important) · sv ta på allvar (to consider important) · nl ernstig nemen (to consider important) · hu komolyan vesz (to consider important) · fr prendre au sérieux (to consider important) · az ciddiyə almaq (to consider important) · es tomar en serio (to consider important) · nl serieus nemen (to consider important) · pl brać poważnie (to consider important) · tr ciddiye almak (to consider important) · it prendere sul serio (to consider important) · ru принима́ть всерьёз (to consider important) · nb ta på alvor (to consider important) · nn ta på alvor (to consider important) · ar أَخَذَهُ عَلَى مَحْمَلِ الجِدِّ (to consider important) · pl wziąć na poważnie (to consider important) · da tage på alvor (to consider important) · de ernst nehmen (to consider important) · ar أَخَذَهُ بِالجِدِّيَّة (to consider important) · nl au sérieux nemen (to consider important) · fi ottaa vakavasti (to consider important) · pl brać na poważnie (to consider important) · vi để tâm (to consider important)