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seriously

1. adverb ill, wrong, etc2. adverb challenge, compete, etc3. adverb consider, discuss, etc4. adverb expressing surprise etc5. adverb stressing sth is true6. adverb very
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1 adverb ill, wrong, etcshe was seriously ill bhí sí go dona tinn, bhí sí an-tinnit had a seriously detrimental effect bhí drochthionchar amach is amach aigethe book is seriously flawed tá lochtanna móra ar an leabharthey were seriously wrong bhí siad contráilte amach is amachhe had a seriously injured friend bhí cara aige a bhí gortaithe go holc, bhí cara aige a bhí gonta go dona 2 adverb challenge, compete, etcgo dian  c m ugo tréan  c m uthe unions are seriously resisting the levy tá na ceardchumainn ag cur go tréan in aghaidh an tobhaigh
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3 adverb consider, discuss, etcdáiríre  c m ui ndáiríre  c m ui gceart  c m umar is ceart  c m uhe hadn't seriously discussed it ní raibh sé pléite i ndáiríre aige, ní raibh sé pléite i gceart aige, ní raibh sé pléite go stuama aigeshe was seriously thinking about emigrating is cinnte go raibh sí ag smaoineamh faoi dhul ar imirce, bhí sí ag smaoineamh i gceart faoi dhul ar imirce 4 adverb expressing surprise etci ndáiríre  c m udid you seriously believe him? ar chreid tú é dáiríre?I seriously don't understand how they did it ní thuigim ó thalamh an domhain conas a rinne siad é'He resigned.' 'Seriously?' 'D'éirigh sé as.' 'I ndáiríre?'; 'D'éirigh sé as.' 'Ag magadh atá tú?' 5 adverb stressing sth is trueseriously though, I'm resigning dáiríre píre, táim ag éirí ashe won the lotto - seriously! bhuaigh sé an lató - i ndáiríre!, bhain sé an lató - ní ag magadh atá mé! 6 adverb informal veryan-  c m ufíor- prefsár- prefthar a bheith  c m uit's seriously good tá sé sármhaith, tá sé thar a bheith maithit was seriously funny bhí sé an-ghreannmhar ar fad
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to take sb seriously

1 believe sbduine a chreidiúintthey didn't take him seriously níor chreid siad é, níor thóg siad aon cheann de 2 consider sb worthy of respect etcaird a thabhairt ar dhuineaird a bheith agat ar dhuinehe wants to be taken seriously tá sé ag iarraidh go n-éistfí leisI can't take her seriously ní thugaim aird ar bith uirthihe doesn't take himself too seriously níl sé róghoilliúnach, scaoileann sé rudaí thairis

to take sth seriously

bheith dáiríre faoi rudbheith i ndáiríre faoi rudyour complaint will be taken seriously tabharfar aird ar do ghearán, déileálfar go stuama le do ghearán