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# seriously

«seriously» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a serious way, not joking: Take your homework seriously** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (seriously)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Seriously means in a serious way, not joking: Take your homework seriously. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#m1)

2) Seriously means very badly: seriously hurt. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/#m3)

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

### In the corpora

- ["In a comfortable condition" in a hospital statement means seriously ill but stable.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/18/)
- ["Going steady" means dating one person seriously (old-fashioned, US).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/12-birth-and-couples/15/)
- [Throwing things or hitting out in anger in sport can seriously injure someone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/52-friends-teams-and-fair-play/20/)
- [Lilies are very poisonous to cats, and even a small amount can make them seriously ill.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/61-cats-and-dogs-up-close/25/)
- [Never throw or drop anything from a balcony, because a falling object can seriously hurt someone below.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/110-windows-balconies-and-furniture/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «seriously» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seriously/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.