take (someone or something) seriously
idiom
: 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 seriously.
His parents threatened to punish him, but he didn't take them seriously, since he had not been punished before.
Most politicians take themselves too seriously.
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Some seemed not to take seriously the risk that infections like RSV and the flu can pose to even healthy children.
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Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
That's tough for coaches, because most take seriously their responsibility for helping players earn scholarship money, regardless of how big or small the university is.
—Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Investors take seriously the very real financial risks of climate change and are demanding businesses do too.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Athlete and creator Kate Glavan - who has nearly 150,000 followers - urges her followers to take seriously the dangers of content that glamorizes undernourishment.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 24 June 2025
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Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
That's tough for coaches, because most take seriously their responsibility for helping players earn scholarship money, regardless of how big or small the university is.
—Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Investors take seriously the very real financial risks of climate change and are demanding businesses do too.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Athlete and creator Kate Glavan - who has nearly 150,000 followers - urges her followers to take seriously the dangers of content that glamorizes undernourishment.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for take (someone or something) seriously
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“Take (someone or something) seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20%28someone%20or%20something%29%20seriously. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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