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# seriously

adverb (seriously)

«seriously» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Seriously means in a serious way, not joking: Take your homework seriously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#m1)
2. Seriously means very badly: seriously hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#m2)
3. «Seriously?» is said when you are surprised or cannot believe something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#m3)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons: take warnings seriously, and get help fast if someone is seriously hurt (call emergency services). In stories and conversation, «seriously?» shows surprise or annoyance. Phrases: take seriously, seriously ill, seriously injured, seriously though.

### Examples

- Please take fire drills seriously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#x1)
- He was seriously hurt in the fall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#x2)
- Are you seriously eating ice cream for breakfast? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#x3)
- Seriously, I am not joking! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#x4)
- She takes her swimming very seriously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#x5)
- The storm seriously damaged the roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#x6)
- Seriously? We have a test today? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#x7)
- Think seriously before you answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#x8)
- He turned round anew, firmly convinced that he was seriously ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#x9)

### Note

Adjective: serious. Spelled serious + ly. Opposite: jokingly, lightly. «Seriously?» as a one-word question is informal; avoid it in school writing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «seriously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«seriously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seriously.html) on Mova free.