to take sb seriously
1take something seriously — take someone/something seriously phrase to think that someone/something is important and should be given careful attention Jonathan takes his gardening very seriously. Don’t take everything he says so seriously. Thesaurus: to value something or …
2take somebody seriously — take sb/sth ˈseriously idiom to think that sb/sth is important and deserves your attention and respect • We take threats of this kind very seriously. • Why can t you ever take anything seriously? • Headaches in young children should always be… …
3take me seriously — be serious about me and what I say and do I m not joking about going to a psychic. Please take me seriously …
4take someone seriously — take someone/something seriously phrase to think that someone/something is important and should be given careful attention Jonathan takes his gardening very seriously. Don’t take everything he says so seriously. Thesaurus: to value something or …
5take someone or something seriously — take (someone or something) seriously : to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect He takes his religious faith seriously. She s well qualified for the job, so she hopes the company will take her… …
6take seriously — take (someone or something) seriously : to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect He takes his religious faith seriously. She s well qualified for the job, so she hopes the company will take her… …
7take something to heart — phrase to think about something seriously, often so that you become upset by it You can’t take everything people say to heart. Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym Main entry: heart * * * take criticism seriously and be… …
8seriously — c.1500, from SERIOUS (Cf. serious) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). To take (something) seriously is from 1782 …
9take to heart — ► take to heart take (criticism) seriously and be affected by it. Main Entry: ↑heart …
10take it to heart — take something seriously, consider carefully; be affected emotionally, be deeply moved …
