Take seriously meaning in English

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Definition

to take (something/somebody) seriously: to give (something/somebody) your attention, to think (something/somebody) is important or valuable idiom
Luna is disappointed that no one takes her suggestions seriously. She really needs to feel like her ideas are important.

Examples

  • "Donna : Yes, but Bruno I take my radio work very seriously, and I have my own patients as well."
  • "If I ever needed advice about what perfume to wear, you'd certainly top my list, but for something as complicated as finance - don't take this the wrong way - but it's difficult to take a man without clothes on seriously."
  • "Do you take your wine drinking seriously? Do you judge a man on the vintage of wine he serves after vigorously chasing a fox across the English countryside?"
  • "If you want to be taken seriously, you must speak properly."
  • "Zircondan officials have already filled out the necessary paperwork for member status, though no one is sure whether or not this application will be taken seriously by the European Commission."
  • "Shareholder agreements must be taken seriously, and I'm just the woman to help you with that."
Exercise 1
Check the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one!
Check the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one!
This is a false statement. In the article we read that the announcement came as a "major shock" to EU commission officials, and that they "were stunned by this unexpected development". This indicates that Zirconda's announcement was unexpected.
This is a true statement. At the end of the article, the minister is quoted as saying: "So what? England is pretty far away from the rest of Europe". This indicates that he doesn't consider the distance between Zirconda and Europe to be a factor in the Commission's decision. The expression "So what?" indicates that someone thinks the previous statement is unimportant or irrelevant. Example: -My mother is coming over this evening. -So what?
This statement is true. The article states that "no one is sure whether or not this application will be taken seriously by the European Commission". This clearly indicates that it is "uncertain" or "unsure" that the commission will consider Zirconda's membership seriously.
This statement is not true. At the beginning of the article, Zirconda is described as a "tiny island nation", and later in the article we learn that Zirconda is more than 3000 kilometers from "mainland Europe". Zirconda is an island which is not part of mainland Europe. "Mainland" means continent.

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