seriously
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/sˈi‍əɹÉĒəsli/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "seriously"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϏāϞāĻŋ

in a solemn or grave manner, not joking or casual
seriously definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The principal spoke seriously about the consequences of cheating.
āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϏāϞāĻŋ

in a thoughtful or deliberate way, indicating genuine effort or consideration
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She is seriously studying for the medical entrance exam.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.2

āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāχ

used to express surprise or doubt about whether something is meant sincerely
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She seriously believes the earth is flat?
āϏ⧇ āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§€ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ?
1.3

āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāχ

used as a discourse marker to shift from joking or casual tone to a genuine statement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Seriously, we need to come up with a better plan.
āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāĻž āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āϤāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a manner that suggests harm, damage, or threat is substantial
seriously definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This kind of misinformation can seriously mislead the public.
āĻāχ āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āϭ⧁āϞ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϜāύāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϕ⧇ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āϤāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāχ

used to emphasize a high degree or extreme level of a quality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She 's seriously talented at drawing.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻžāύāĨ¤
01

āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇?, āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋ?

used to express surprise or disbelief and to ask whether something just said is really true
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
" She's moving to Iceland. " " Seriously? Wow. "
ÂĢ āϏ⧇ āφāχāϏāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤ Âģ ÂĢ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāχ? āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤ Âģ

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

seriously
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