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Definition of seriously in English: seriouslyadverb ˈsɪərɪəsliˈsɪriəsli 1In a solemn or considered manner. the doctor looked seriously at him Example sentencesExamples - They treated my questions seriously and thoughtfully, helping me to see how Christianity answers the issues raised by modern culture.
Synonyms solemnly, earnestly, gravely, soberly, sombrely, without smiling, with a poker face, sternly, grimly, dourly, humourlessly thoughtfully, pensively, meditatively, ruminatively, contemplatively 2With earnest intent; not lightly or superficially. I seriously considered cancelling my subscription Example sentencesExamples - The doctor seemed to contemplate this quite seriously, his fingers coming up to tap at his chin bemusedly.
- I also observe that while not bound to accept a joint submission, the court must seriously consider it and not lightly reject it.
- Be sure you understand the details of cruise cancellation terms, and seriously consider buying travel insurance.
- I think if a doctor is seriously putting forward that proposition, it would be quite inappropriate to just do neuropsychological testing and leave it at that.
- Pakistan must have seriously thought over her unilateral offer of cease-fire.
- He urged farmers not in debt already to consider it seriously.
- If a child is allergic to a pet, talk seriously with the doctor about the need to find a new home for the animal.
- Designed thoughtfully and implemented seriously, it can eventually become your primary source of new hires.
- If that offends you, it shows that you have not really thought seriously about what's going on.
- During the process of visiting the other property, for the first time Jennie thought seriously about her ‘dream’.
- Jason was the first guy that I seriously thought might go somewhere.
- We're seriously considering moving to Iceland.
- I seriously question whether we are capable of staging the event.
- Therefore, we must seriously ask whether treatment to lower raised blood glucose should be started much earlier.
- It was not seriously argued that the manner of the search was unreasonable.
- I seriously consider calling him and cancelling if he is still far away.
- If and when we move back to Devon (and every time I go there recently I seriously contemplate it) Ashburton is top of the list of places to buy a house.
- I seriously question whether a prosecution with that result is appropriate in a case of this character.
- He's currently single, though he thinks seriously these days about settling down.
- Rumsfeld's resignation was never seriously contemplated by Bush.
- 2.1 Really or sincerely.
do you seriously believe that I would jeopardize my career by such acts? Example sentencesExamples - Are these same people seriously suggesting that we renounce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well?
- I have such a headache and I seriously would not be surprised if I spontaneously combusted or something right about now.
- Can anyone seriously believe that when the investigations began to happen, nobody gave the operatives a heads-up?
- I'm not offended, just a little surprised that anyone could seriously think there was a connection based on seeing some people at a show.
- Ken suggested, seriously, that prisoners all be kept in solitary confinement.
- No one, I believe, seriously imagines that the proposals in their present form are either wise or necessary.
- I do not know of any member in this House - young or old - who honestly seriously believed that.
- I find it hard to believe that anyone can seriously assert the equivalence of atrocities on both sides.
- For the first time in a decade, the Braves seriously must be wondering whether they still are the best team in the N.L. East.
- Before he came along there really, truly, seriously were people who believed that New Labour MPs didn't do that sort of thing.
- They don't seriously expect us to believe that the cash economy was quite that big…
- I seriously suggest you to get out of the business of writing.
- We didn't seriously suggest Benjamin could win did we?
- No one can seriously suggest that the military isn't spending enough money.
- I seriously thought there'd be a riot or something.
- So you seriously expect me to believe that you, the sponsor of this revolting stunt, had no idea what the stunt involved?
- See, he actually, seriously believed he was a demon hunter and could see demons.
- I'm the one who needs the doctor because I seriously think I'm going crazy.
- Nobody seriously believes that teaching children in batches of 20 or 30 can offer an appropriately individualised education.
- More substantively, does he seriously maintain that genes indicate only the effects of selection?
Synonyms really, actually, honestly really?, is that so? is that a fact? you're joking! well I never, well I never did, go on, you don't say informal you're kidding! well knock/blow me down with a feather British informal well I'll be blowed North American informal well what do you know about that? archaic go to - 2.2sentence adverb Used to add sincerity to a statement, especially after a facetious exchange of remarks.
seriously though, short cuts rarely work Example sentencesExamples - Ok, so we're being a little facetious but seriously: nearly three hundred quid to see her at one of the worst venues in the city?
- Seriously though I think she has a point.
- In the end my story said nothing about their plight - though seriously what hasn't already been said?
- But seriously though, I speak to you today as someone with experience in writing for the daily print media and as an author.
- Seriously though, I hope you're having a better day!
- Nah, seriously though, the forum really isn't worth the trouble.
- I have been a fan for 20 years, and seriously, I am questioning whether I will still be watching after tonight.
- Though seriously, who gets a domain name without the "www"?
- No seriously though, now that I noticed it I can't help but wonder why this is.
- That's a horrific thing to contemplate, seriously it is.
- It got so much bad publicity but seriously, without the movie it was an amazing album on its own.
- But seriously though, I think I'll be able to update sooner since my work load is cutting down.
- Well seriously though we are well into what we are doing, the music and the politics.
Synonyms joking aside/apart, to be serious, honestly, without joking, no joking, truthfully, truly, I mean it informal Scout's honour British informal straight up dated honest Injun
3To a degree that is significant or worrying. the amount of fat you eat can seriously affect your health as submodifier three men are seriously ill in hospital Example sentencesExamples - It's one of the stupid reasons I don't go to hospitals unless I'm seriously ill.
- Only one crewman was seriously injured, doctors said, adding that he may lose his eyesight.
- Her badly scarred face seriously affects her speech and she worries for her future as a potential wife.
- There will also be a network of local care hospitals supported by a critical care hospital for seriously ill patients.
- The new hospital will concentrate on very seriously ill children and specialist cases.
- People driving within the legal limit can be really incapacitated and have their driving seriously impaired, especially at lunchtime.
- If the nail appears to be seriously infected see your doctor.
- The first is to identify seriously underperforming doctors.
- None of the three boys was thought to be seriously hurt, although they were all taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital for checks.
- Your child is seriously hurt, but one doctor is there who can save your child.
- The widely held belief that European levels of air pollution might seriously affect human health has been hard to verify.
- None of the seriously injured were thought to have been travelling in the other three vehicles involved, although one of the cars was severely damaged.
- Some of them almost begged me not to write about this subject, advising me that this could seriously affect my health and safety.
- The successfully treated seriously ill are also affected by these service inadequacies.
- The South East was most seriously affected but none of the train operators there reported significant delays either.
- Consumers can become seriously ill if they eat an egg that is not fully cooked and contaminated with salmonella.
- No one knows how many such doctors there are, but let us assume that around 3% of doctors are seriously deficient.
- The Israelis fired at the Palestinians, wounding nine, three seriously, doctors said.
- This manner of anti-social behaviour seriously impacts on the quality of life for local residents who should now be able to enjoy a more peaceful home environment.
- The lorry driver also was injured, though not seriously.
Synonyms severely, gravely, badly, critically, acutely, sorely, grievously, desperately, alarmingly, dangerously, perilously 4informal as submodifier Very; extremely. Example sentencesExamples - I am seriously bummed, though, that she didn't come after all.
- The dog tried to do some seriously extreme bouncing.
- He plots it with a series of crazy twists and sequences, word play and jugglery, and some seriously funny macabre humour.
- But coming from someone with mad staring eyes, and who writes like Job in a seriously bad mood, this is all a bit hypocritical.
- If you're afraid that Usher has traded in all of his heavy guitar, you would be seriously wrong though.
- I really hope I get to… it's a scary prospect, but it could be seriously amazing.
- It is, though, seriously overwritten, with every point made in triplicate.
- The red and pink prints are seriously cool, if I do say so myself.
Synonyms extremely, very, really, dreadfully, terribly, awfully, fearfully, incredibly, amazingly, exceptionally, exceedingly, immensely, uncommonly, remarkably, extraordinarily Scottish unco French très informal terrifically, tremendously, right, ultra, mega, mucho, stinking, majorly, oh-so, madly British informal jolly, ever so, dead, well North American informal real, mighty, awful, powerful, way, bitching South African informal lekker informal, dated devilish, frightfully archaic exceeding
Phrases take someone/something seriously Regard someone or something as important and worthy of attention. such threats have to be taken seriously he takes himself too seriously Example sentencesExamples - Because age related memory change may signal treatable medical conditions, it is important to take any complaint seriously.
- Whatever suggestions they make, it is important you take them seriously.
- If you want to make anybody take you seriously, you'll have to pay attention to details like that.
- This is an important study and the Government is taking it seriously.
- This is a very important statement and I hope he takes it seriously.
- Even more important, they seem to be taking the environment seriously, as Labour traditionally never has.
- They must gain the confidence of all members of the House, and that is why it is important that the commission takes the matter seriously.
- Whatever its background, it is important to take hallucinations seriously and not to challenge the patients reality during the crisis situation, especially in the initial phase of treatment.
- As a unionist, he explains, it was important to take Scotland seriously in order to ensure it did not slip away into independence.
- That's why it is important to take them seriously, especially if they have depression or another mental disorder or are intoxicated or behaving impulsively.
Definition of seriously in US English: seriouslyadverbˈsɪriəsliˈsirēəslē 1In a solemn or considered manner. the doctor looked seriously at him Example sentencesExamples - They treated my questions seriously and thoughtfully, helping me to see how Christianity answers the issues raised by modern culture.
Synonyms solemnly, earnestly, gravely, soberly, sombrely, without smiling, with a poker face, sternly, grimly, dourly, humourlessly 2With earnest intent; not lightly or superficially. I seriously considered canceling my subscription Example sentencesExamples - If that offends you, it shows that you have not really thought seriously about what's going on.
- Jason was the first guy that I seriously thought might go somewhere.
- I think if a doctor is seriously putting forward that proposition, it would be quite inappropriate to just do neuropsychological testing and leave it at that.
- Designed thoughtfully and implemented seriously, it can eventually become your primary source of new hires.
- He urged farmers not in debt already to consider it seriously.
- Therefore, we must seriously ask whether treatment to lower raised blood glucose should be started much earlier.
- It was not seriously argued that the manner of the search was unreasonable.
- The doctor seemed to contemplate this quite seriously, his fingers coming up to tap at his chin bemusedly.
- Be sure you understand the details of cruise cancellation terms, and seriously consider buying travel insurance.
- I seriously question whether a prosecution with that result is appropriate in a case of this character.
- Rumsfeld's resignation was never seriously contemplated by Bush.
- He's currently single, though he thinks seriously these days about settling down.
- I also observe that while not bound to accept a joint submission, the court must seriously consider it and not lightly reject it.
- During the process of visiting the other property, for the first time Jennie thought seriously about her ‘dream’.
- Pakistan must have seriously thought over her unilateral offer of cease-fire.
- I seriously question whether we are capable of staging the event.
- If and when we move back to Devon (and every time I go there recently I seriously contemplate it) Ashburton is top of the list of places to buy a house.
- I seriously consider calling him and cancelling if he is still far away.
- We're seriously considering moving to Iceland.
- If a child is allergic to a pet, talk seriously with the doctor about the need to find a new home for the animal.
- 2.1 Really or sincerely (used especially to indicate a response of surprise or shock)
do you seriously believe that I would jeopardize my career by such acts? Example sentencesExamples - I have such a headache and I seriously would not be surprised if I spontaneously combusted or something right about now.
- I'm the one who needs the doctor because I seriously think I'm going crazy.
- I find it hard to believe that anyone can seriously assert the equivalence of atrocities on both sides.
- Ken suggested, seriously, that prisoners all be kept in solitary confinement.
- See, he actually, seriously believed he was a demon hunter and could see demons.
- More substantively, does he seriously maintain that genes indicate only the effects of selection?
- They don't seriously expect us to believe that the cash economy was quite that big…
- I'm not offended, just a little surprised that anyone could seriously think there was a connection based on seeing some people at a show.
- Before he came along there really, truly, seriously were people who believed that New Labour MPs didn't do that sort of thing.
- I do not know of any member in this House - young or old - who honestly seriously believed that.
- For the first time in a decade, the Braves seriously must be wondering whether they still are the best team in the N.L. East.
- Nobody seriously believes that teaching children in batches of 20 or 30 can offer an appropriately individualised education.
- I seriously thought there'd be a riot or something.
- No one, I believe, seriously imagines that the proposals in their present form are either wise or necessary.
- So you seriously expect me to believe that you, the sponsor of this revolting stunt, had no idea what the stunt involved?
- I seriously suggest you to get out of the business of writing.
- Are these same people seriously suggesting that we renounce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well?
- Can anyone seriously believe that when the investigations began to happen, nobody gave the operatives a heads-up?
- No one can seriously suggest that the military isn't spending enough money.
- We didn't seriously suggest Benjamin could win did we?
Synonyms really, actually, honestly really?, is that so? is that a fact? you're joking! well i never, well i never did, go on, you don't say - 2.2sentence adverb Used to add sincerity to a statement that is to follow, especially after a facetious exchange of remarks.
seriously though, shortcuts rarely work Example sentencesExamples - Though seriously, who gets a domain name without the "www"?
- That's a horrific thing to contemplate, seriously it is.
- Ok, so we're being a little facetious but seriously: nearly three hundred quid to see her at one of the worst venues in the city?
- But seriously though, I speak to you today as someone with experience in writing for the daily print media and as an author.
- But seriously though, I think I'll be able to update sooner since my work load is cutting down.
- Nah, seriously though, the forum really isn't worth the trouble.
- In the end my story said nothing about their plight - though seriously what hasn't already been said?
- Seriously though, I hope you're having a better day!
- It got so much bad publicity but seriously, without the movie it was an amazing album on its own.
- Seriously though I think she has a point.
- I have been a fan for 20 years, and seriously, I am questioning whether I will still be watching after tonight.
- Well seriously though we are well into what we are doing, the music and the politics.
- No seriously though, now that I noticed it I can't help but wonder why this is.
Synonyms joking apart, joking aside, to be serious, honestly, without joking, no joking, truthfully, truly, i mean it - 2.3informal Used to indicate surprise at what someone has said and to check whether they really meant it.
“I'm dying to know.” “Seriously?” “Of course.”
3To a degree that is significant or worrying because of possible danger or risk. the amount of fat you eat can seriously affect your health as submodifier three men are seriously ill in the hospital Example sentencesExamples - The new hospital will concentrate on very seriously ill children and specialist cases.
- The lorry driver also was injured, though not seriously.
- There will also be a network of local care hospitals supported by a critical care hospital for seriously ill patients.
- The first is to identify seriously underperforming doctors.
- People driving within the legal limit can be really incapacitated and have their driving seriously impaired, especially at lunchtime.
- If the nail appears to be seriously infected see your doctor.
- The widely held belief that European levels of air pollution might seriously affect human health has been hard to verify.
- The South East was most seriously affected but none of the train operators there reported significant delays either.
- It's one of the stupid reasons I don't go to hospitals unless I'm seriously ill.
- The successfully treated seriously ill are also affected by these service inadequacies.
- Some of them almost begged me not to write about this subject, advising me that this could seriously affect my health and safety.
- No one knows how many such doctors there are, but let us assume that around 3% of doctors are seriously deficient.
- None of the three boys was thought to be seriously hurt, although they were all taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital for checks.
- Her badly scarred face seriously affects her speech and she worries for her future as a potential wife.
- Your child is seriously hurt, but one doctor is there who can save your child.
- Consumers can become seriously ill if they eat an egg that is not fully cooked and contaminated with salmonella.
- None of the seriously injured were thought to have been travelling in the other three vehicles involved, although one of the cars was severely damaged.
- The Israelis fired at the Palestinians, wounding nine, three seriously, doctors said.
- This manner of anti-social behaviour seriously impacts on the quality of life for local residents who should now be able to enjoy a more peaceful home environment.
- Only one crewman was seriously injured, doctors said, adding that he may lose his eyesight.
Synonyms severely, gravely, badly, critically, acutely, sorely, grievously, desperately, alarmingly, dangerously, perilously 4informal as submodifier Very. I drove to the station in a seriously bad mood Example sentencesExamples - The dog tried to do some seriously extreme bouncing.
- The red and pink prints are seriously cool, if I do say so myself.
- He plots it with a series of crazy twists and sequences, word play and jugglery, and some seriously funny macabre humour.
- I am seriously bummed, though, that she didn't come after all.
- It is, though, seriously overwritten, with every point made in triplicate.
- But coming from someone with mad staring eyes, and who writes like Job in a seriously bad mood, this is all a bit hypocritical.
- I really hope I get to… it's a scary prospect, but it could be seriously amazing.
- If you're afraid that Usher has traded in all of his heavy guitar, you would be seriously wrong though.
Synonyms extremely, very, really, dreadfully, terribly, awfully, fearfully, incredibly, amazingly, exceptionally, exceedingly, immensely, uncommonly, remarkably, extraordinarily
Phrases take someone/something seriously Regard someone or something as important and worthy of attention. Example sentencesExamples - Whatever suggestions they make, it is important you take them seriously.
- If you want to make anybody take you seriously, you'll have to pay attention to details like that.
- This is an important study and the Government is taking it seriously.
- That's why it is important to take them seriously, especially if they have depression or another mental disorder or are intoxicated or behaving impulsively.
- They must gain the confidence of all members of the House, and that is why it is important that the commission takes the matter seriously.
- Even more important, they seem to be taking the environment seriously, as Labour traditionally never has.
- Because age related memory change may signal treatable medical conditions, it is important to take any complaint seriously.
- Whatever its background, it is important to take hallucinations seriously and not to challenge the patients reality during the crisis situation, especially in the initial phase of treatment.
- This is a very important statement and I hope he takes it seriously.
- As a unionist, he explains, it was important to take Scotland seriously in order to ensure it did not slip away into independence.
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