Phrase guide

take seriously

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: take to heart

Antonyms: take lightly, make light of

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَخَذَهُ عَلَى مَحْمَلِ الجِدِّ (ʔaḵaḏahu ʕalā maḥmali l-jiddi) — to consider important
  • Arabic: أَخَذَهُ بِالجِدِّيَّة (ʔaḵaḏahu bi-l-jiddiyya) — to consider important
  • Azerbaijani: ciddiyə almaq — to consider important
  • Chinese Mandarin: 當回事 /当回事 (dànghuíshì) — to consider important
  • Danish: tage på alvor — to consider important
  • Dutch: serieus nemen — to consider important
  • Dutch: au sérieux nemen — to consider important
  • Dutch: ernstig nemen — to consider important
  • Finnish: ottaa vakavasti — to consider important
  • French: prendre au sérieux — to consider important
  • German: ernst nehmen — to consider important
  • Hungarian: komolyan vesz — to consider important
  • Italian: prendere sul serio — to consider important
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ta på alvor — to consider important
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ta på alvor — to consider important
  • Polish: brać na poważnie — to consider important
  • Polish: brać poważnie — to consider important
  • Polish: wziąć na poważnie — to consider important
  • Polish: wziąć poważnie — to consider important
  • Romanian: lua în serios — to consider important
  • Russian: принима́ть всерьёз (prinimátʹ vserʹjóz) — to consider important
  • Spanish: tomar en serio — to consider important
  • Swedish: ta på allvar — to consider important
  • Turkish: ciddiye almak — to consider important
  • Vietnamese: để tâm — to consider important