take seriously

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to think that sb / sth is important and deserves your attention and respect

   A subtle difference, but one I take seriously as a physician.

In the movies · 20

• I can't blame the cops for not taking me seriously.Memento2000
• I'm from the surface. No one is gonna take me seriously.Aquaman2018
• Please take this seriously.Jojo Rabbit2019
• both: We couldn't take it seriously.Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts2022
• No. Take it seriously. it's...About Time2013
• Not-- I didn't take it seriously.Spielberg2017
• You can't take anything seriously!Knocked Up2007
• A subtle difference, but one I take seriously as a physician.Poor Things2023

Learn it in full scenes

• Jojo Rabbit2019
  • Captain K Addresses the Jungvolk
  • Jojo Refuses to Kill the Rabbit
  • Rosie Pushes Jojo Out the Door
• Spielberg2017
  • Spielberg Hides the Shark
  • Spielberg Takes the Camera
  • Spielberg Gets His Universal Contract

More idioms

• lose it
• i tell you what
• know your way around
• too good to be true
• be in shoes
• early on
• take part
• by any chance
• for good
• that depends
• out of the way
• be rid of