seriously
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se·ri·ous
(sîr′ē-əs)adj.
1. Thoughtful, somber, or grave in manner: He became serious when he was asked about the economy.
2. Not joking or trifling: I was serious when I said I liked your haircut.
3. Deeply interested or involved: a serious golfer.
4. Meriting great concern: a serious illness; a serious mistake.
5. Performed with careful thought: a serious effort to reform tax policy.
6. Pertaining to important rather than trivial matters: a serious discussion.
7. Sincerely meant: mistook a sarcastic comment for a serious question.
8. Intended for sophisticated people: serious music.
9. Informal Of considerable size or scope; substantial: a serious amount of money.
[Middle English, from Old French serieux, from Late Latin sēriōsus, from Latin sērius.]
se′ri·ous·ly adv.
se′ri·ous·ness n.
Synonyms: serious, sober, grave2, solemn, earnest1
These adjectives refer to manner, appearance, disposition, or acts marked by absorption in thought, pressing concerns, or significant work. Serious implies a concern with responsibility and work as opposed to play: serious students of music. Sober emphasizes circumspection and self-restraint: "When ... his sober demeanor gave way at the graveside, it was with the severity of one bereft beyond redemption" (Philip Roth).
Grave suggests the dignity and somberness associated with weighty matters: "a little girl with brownish-blackish hair standing at one of those windows like a grave captain at the prow of a ship" (Stacey D'Erasmo).
Solemn often adds to grave the suggestion of impressiveness: The judge was solemn when issuing the sentence. Earnest implies sincerity and intensity of purpose: We are earnest in our desire to reach an equitable solution.
These adjectives refer to manner, appearance, disposition, or acts marked by absorption in thought, pressing concerns, or significant work. Serious implies a concern with responsibility and work as opposed to play: serious students of music. Sober emphasizes circumspection and self-restraint: "When ... his sober demeanor gave way at the graveside, it was with the severity of one bereft beyond redemption" (Philip Roth).
Grave suggests the dignity and somberness associated with weighty matters: "a little girl with brownish-blackish hair standing at one of those windows like a grave captain at the prow of a ship" (Stacey D'Erasmo).
Solemn often adds to grave the suggestion of impressiveness: The judge was solemn when issuing the sentence. Earnest implies sincerity and intensity of purpose: We are earnest in our desire to reach an equitable solution.
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seriously
(ˈsɪərɪəslɪ)adv
1. in a serious manner or to a serious degree
2. informal extremely or remarkably: seriously tall.
interj
an exclamation or expression of disbelief, surprise, or dismay
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| Adv. | 1. | seriously - in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" |
| 2. |  seriously - to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" |
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seriously
adverb
1. truly, honestly, sincerely, truthfully, no joking (informal), to be serious, in earnest, all joking aside Seriously, though, something must be done about it.
2. really?, well I never!, truthfully?, honestly?, is that so?, go on!, you don't say!, you're kidding!, well I'll be blowed!, knock me down with a feather! `I tried to chat him up at the general store.' He laughed. `Seriously?'
3. gravely, solemnly, earnestly, grimly, soberly, thoughtfully, pensively, sombrely, dourly, meditatively, without smiling, humourlessly, ruminatively They spoke to me very seriously but politely.
4. badly, severely, gravely, critically, acutely, sorely, dangerously, distressingly, grievously Three people were seriously injured in the blast.
5. (Informal) very, really, extremely, particularly, truly, remarkably, unusually, decidedly, exceedingly, excessively, eminently, uncommonly one of the first seriously wealthy rock-star landowners
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Translations
بِجدِيَّه، بِخُطورَهجِدِّيّاً
vážně
alvorligt
vakavasti
ozbiljno
alvarlega
深刻に
심각하게
resno
allvarligt
อย่างจริงจัง
ciddî ciddîciddi şekildeciddiyetle
một cách nghiêm trọng
seriously
[ˈsɪərɪəslɪ] ADV1. (= in earnest) [think, consider] → seriamente; [speak] → seriamente, en serio
yes, but seriously → sí, pero en serio ...
we are seriously considering emigrating → estamos considerando seriamente la posibilidad de emigrar
do you seriously expect me to believe that? → ¿esperas en serio que me lo crea?, ¿de verdad esperas que me lo crea?
seriously? → ¿en serio?, ¿de verdad?
to take sth/sb seriously → tomar algo/a algn en serio
to take o.s. too seriously → tomarse a sí mismo demasiado en serio
yes, but seriously → sí, pero en serio ...
we are seriously considering emigrating → estamos considerando seriamente la posibilidad de emigrar
do you seriously expect me to believe that? → ¿esperas en serio que me lo crea?, ¿de verdad esperas que me lo crea?
seriously? → ¿en serio?, ¿de verdad?
to take sth/sb seriously → tomar algo/a algn en serio
to take o.s. too seriously → tomarse a sí mismo demasiado en serio
2. (= badly) [damage, affect] → seriamente, gravemente; [injured, wounded] → gravemente
no-one was seriously hurt → nadie resultó gravemente herido
he is seriously ill → está grave → está gravemente enfermo
the pilot realized that something was seriously wrong → el piloto se dio cuenta de que algo iba realmente mal or de que pasaba algo muy grave
no-one was seriously hurt → nadie resultó gravemente herido
he is seriously ill → está grave → está gravemente enfermo
the pilot realized that something was seriously wrong → el piloto se dio cuenta de que algo iba realmente mal or de que pasaba algo muy grave
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seriously
[ˈsɪəriəsli] adv (indicating that sb is sincere) → sérieusement
no, but seriously ... → non, mais sérieusement ...
seriously? → sérieusement?
no, but seriously ... → non, mais sérieusement ...
seriously? → sérieusement?
(= badly) [injured, damaged, ill] → sérieusement
Nobody was seriously injured → Personne n'a été sérieusement blessé.
smoking can seriously damage your health → fumer nuit gravement à la santé
Nobody was seriously injured → Personne n'a été sérieusement blessé.
smoking can seriously damage your health → fumer nuit gravement à la santé
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seriously
adv
(= earnestly) → ernst; talk, interested, work → ernsthaft; (= not jokingly) → im Ernst; to take somebody/something seriously → jdn/etw ernst nehmen; to take oneself too seriously → sich selbst zu wichtig nehmen; do you seriously want to do that? → wollen Sie das wirklich or im Ernst tun?; seriously now/though … → jetzt mal/aber mal ganz im Ernst …; but seriously, … → aber jetzt mal im Ernst …; seriously? → im Ernst?, ernsthaft?; do you mean that seriously? → meinen Sie das ernst?, ist das Ihr Ernst?; he offered it quite seriously → er hat das ernstlich angeboten; a play that deals seriously with the issue of divorce → ein Stück, das sich auf ernsthafte Weise mit Scheidungsfragen befasst
(= critically) wounded, damaged, ill, flooded → schwer; worried → ernstlich; deteriorate → bedenklich; threaten → ernsthaft; he went seriously wrong → er hat einen schweren Fehler gemacht; the takeoff went seriously wrong → beim Start ist etwas schlimm danebengegangen; there is something seriously wrong with that → irgendetwas ist damit überhaupt nicht in Ordnung; we are seriously short of water → bei uns herrscht schwerer or schlimmer Wassermangel
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seriously
[ˈsɪərɪəslɪ] adva. (in earnest) → seriamente
to take sth/sb seriously → prendere qc/qn sul serio
seriously though ... → scherzi a parte..., sul serio...
to take sth/sb seriously → prendere qc/qn sul serio
seriously though ... → scherzi a parte..., sul serio...
b. (wounded) → gravemente; (worried) → seriamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
serious
(ˈsiəriəs) adjective1. grave or solemn. a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.
2. (often with about) in earnest; sincere. Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?
3. intended to make people think. He reads very serious books.
4. causing worry; dangerous. a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.
ˈseriousness nounˈseriously adverb
in a serious way; to a serious extent. Is he seriously thinking of being an actor?; She is seriously ill.
take (someone or something) seriously1. to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest. You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.
2. to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought. He refuses to take anything seriously.
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seriously
→ جِدِّيّاً vážně alvorligt ernsthaft σοβαρά seriamente vakavasti sérieusement ozbiljno seriamente 深刻に 심각하게 ernstig alvorlig poważnie seriamente серьезно allvarligt อย่างจริงจัง ciddiyetle một cách nghiêm trọng 严重地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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