transcription, транскрипция: [ sɪəriəsli ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You use seriously to indicate that you are not joking and that you really mean what you say.
Seriously, I only smoke in the evenings.
ADV : ADV with cl
2.
You say ‘ seriously ’ when you are surprised by what someone has said, as a way of asking them if they really mean it. ( SPOKEN )
‘I tried to chat him up at the general store.’ He laughed. ‘Seriously?’
CONVENTION [ feelings ]
3.
see also serious
4.
If you take someone or something seriously , you believe that they are important and deserve attention.
It’s hard to take them seriously in their pretty grey uniforms...
PHRASE : V inflects