Seriously | Mean of seriously in English Dictionary

/ˈsirijəsli/

• in a serious way
1. No one was seriously injured in the accident.
2. I thought seriously about death while I was in the hospital.
3. You should seriously consider buying a new car.
4. You don't mean that seriously, do you?
5. If you like arguing so much, you should be a lawyer! Seriously, you would be good at it. [=I was joking when I said you should be a lawyer, but I actually think you would be good at it]
6. It was so hot that we nearly melted. But seriously, it was hotter than I've ever experienced.
7. (informal) “I'll pay for dinner.” “Seriously?” [=are you being serious when you say that you'll pay for dinner?]
• to a large or great degree or extent
1. I think you are seriously mistaken.
2. During her first year in the United States, she was seriously [=very, extremely] unhappy.
3. She's a seriously beautiful woman. [=a very beautiful woman]
• to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect
1. He takes his religious faith seriously.
2. She's well qualified for the job, so she hopes the company will take her seriously.
3. His parents threatened to punish him, but he didn't take them seriously. [=he didn't believe that they would actually punish him]
4. Police are taking the matter very seriously.
5. Don't take him seriously—he loves to say crazy things.
6. Most politicians take themselves too seriously. [=think of themselves as being more important than they really are]