āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
seriously
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01
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻŋ
in a solemn or grave manner, not joking or casual
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The principal spoke seriously about the consequences of cheating.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻŋ
in a thoughtful or deliberate way, indicating genuine effort or consideration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She is seriously studying for the medical entrance exam.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She seriously believes the earth is flat?
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻ˛?
1.3
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ
used as a discourse marker to shift from joking or casual tone to a genuine statement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Seriously, we need to come up with a better plan.
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a manner that suggests harm, damage, or threat is substantial
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
This kind of misinformation can seriously mislead the public.
āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
2.1
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ
used to emphasize a high degree or extreme level of a quality
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She 's seriously talented at drawing.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
seriously
01
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§?, āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋ?
used to express surprise or disbelief and to ask whether something just said is really true
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
" She's moving to Iceland. " " Seriously? Wow. "
ÂĢ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ Âģ ÂĢ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ? āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĨ¤ Âģ
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
seriously
serious
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
