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Definitions for seriously
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word seriously.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. seriously, earnestly, in earnestadverb

    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. badly, severely, gravely, seriouslyadverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. seriouslyadverb

    In a serious or literal manner.

    He was hoping that we would take him seriously.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Seriouslyadverb

    Gravely; solemnly; in earnest; without levity.

    Etymology: from serious.

    It cannot but be matter of very dreadful consideration to any one, sober and in his wits, to think seriously with himself, what horror and confusion must needs surprize that man, at the last day of account, who had led his whole life by one rule, when God intends to judge him by another. South.

    All laugh to find
    Unthinking plainness so o’erspread thy mind,
    That thou could’st seriously persuade the crowd
    To keep their oaths, and to believe a god. Dryden.

    Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Lactantius, and Arnobius, tell us, that this martyrdom first of all made them seriously inquisitive into that religion, which could endue the mind with so much strength, and overcome the fear of death, nay, raise an earnest desire of it, though it appeared in all its terrors. Addis.

ChatGPT

  1. seriously

    Seriously is an adverb that means in a solemn or considered manner. It indicates that something is not a joke or play, rather earnest, important, or grave. It can also refer to acting or speaking sincerely and in earnest, or indicate a high degree or considerable extent.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seriously' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1874

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seriously' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1562

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seriously' in Adverbs Frequency: #156

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seriously in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seriously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of seriously in a Sentence

  1. Mette Frederiksen:

    I strongly hope that this is not meant seriously.

  2. Yaacov Behrman:

    Whoever did this must be held accountable for their actions, i commend the local authorities, who have said that they are taking this despicable act seriously.

  3. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

    The president ... gave everyone in the room, Democrats and Republicans, the opportunity to put forward their own suggestions for potential Supreme Court nominees, the president didn't guarantee that he would choose that person, but the president did indicate that he would take seriously any recommendations that either Democrats or Republicans had to put forward.

  4. Denise Jamieson:

    There's increasing evidence that pregnant women may not be more severely affected by Covid-19 than the rest of us, which we had worried about at the beginning of the pandemic, but Covid-19 is still a severe disease in pregnancy that needs to be taken seriously and studied carefully.

  5. Zhang Liangui:

    The fact that North Koreans are running over the border to China shows that North Korea's regulation of the border is seriously problematic, they have neglected it.

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