Seriously — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a serious manner

to a severe or serious degree

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪɹiəsli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiəɹiəsli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiəɹiəsli/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪɹiəsli/.

Examples

talking earnestly with his son
she started studying snakes in earnest
a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

badly in earnest severely gravely earnestly

Parts of Speech

adverb	in a serious manner “talking earnestly with his son”
adverb	to a severe or serious degree “fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ernsthaft

auf ernsthafte Art und Weise

🇫🇷French

sérieusement

de manière sérieuse

🇪🇸Spanish

en serio

de manera seria

🇮🇹Italian

sul serio

in modo serio

🇳🇱Dutch

ernstig

op een serieuze manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

seriamente

de uma maneira séria

🇷🇺Russian

серьезно

в серьезной манере

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंभीरता से

गंभीर तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

গুরুত্ব সহকারে

একটি গুরুতর পদ্ধতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரமாக

தீவிரமான முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

తీవ్రంగా

తీవ్రమైన పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

गंभीरपणे

गंभीर पद्धतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગંભીરતાથી

ગંભીર રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ

ಗಂಭೀರ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗൗരവമായി

ഗുരുതരമായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنجیدگی سے

ایک سنجیدہ انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严重地

严肃地

🇯🇵Japanese

真剣に

真剣な態度で

🇰🇷Korean

진지하게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêm túc

một cách nghiêm túc

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างจริงจัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan serius

secara serius

🇵🇭Filipino

seryoso

sa seryosong paraan

🇲🇾Malay

dengan serius

secara serius

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بجد

بطريقة جدية

🇮🇷Persian

به طور جدی

به صورت جدی

🇹🇷Turkish

Cidden

ciddi bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּרְצִינוּת

בצורה רצינית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'seriously'?

The primary meaning of 'seriously' is 'in a serious manner'.

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'seriously' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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