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  1. take it serious/take it seriously - WordReference Forums

    Apr 17, 2008 · 'take it seriously' is the correct phrase in BE because seriously is an adverb, while serious is an adjective (and in this case the word describes the actions of the verb take, so we …

  2. More serious vs more seriously - WordReference Forums

    Dec 31, 2019 · I understand that “seriously” is an adverb. I’m wondering if I’m using the two words “more serious” and the two words “more seriously” correctly in the following sentences: He …

  3. It's high time you should...? | WordReference Forums

    Aug 24, 2021 · It's an MCQ. Listen here, young man. It's high time you _____ working a bit more seriously. Don't you realise that you've already wasted the first five weeks of term? a) started …

  4. take study seriously vs. be serious about study

    Oct 24, 2017 · Hello, my friends, I was wondering whether "take study seriously" means be "serious about study": 1) "I take study seriously." 2) "I am serious about study." Thoughts and …

  5. Like seriously - WordReference Forums

    Jun 7, 2021 · Hello. Here I bring you a new issue. After posting a question in a forum (asking for or against in relation to a certain matter), some people answered me the words "like seriously" …

  6. Treat seriously/Take seriously - WordReference Forums

    Jul 25, 2011 · Hi, Which is idiomatic to say? Your job is something you need to treat seriously. Your job is something you need to take seriously. I prefer the first one because the second …

  7. seriously严肃地说/严格说来 - WordReference Forums

    Sep 9, 2024 · (Seriously.) 这种括号里的文本怎么处理好? 融入句子里面有点奇怪,直接按原文又太翻译腔了 依照法律,地方县的书记员(同样由选举产生)被委派为巡回法院的书记员,但 …

  8. seriously adverb - WordReference Forums

    Aug 21, 2010 · In Do you seriously mean that?, seriously is, indeed, an adverb of manner, but in my father is seriously ill, it is a synonym of extremely and very, and so an adverb of degree.

  9. take something seriously - WordReference Forums

    Apr 13, 2012 · Dear all, I was wondering whether "take seriously" (as the dictionary says) means the same as "take serious". E.g. a) I take my job seriously. b) I take my job (more) serious. …

  10. take something <earnestly><seriously> | WordReference Forums

    Jan 19, 2021 · I was given this sentence by a student after we discussed the use of the word earnest vs earnestly. I know that my student has simply switched the word "seriously" with the …