English-Finnish translations for seriously

• vakavasti
  Voiko kukaan ottaa tätä vakavasti? Can anyone take this seriously?
  Meidän olisi tarkasteltava tätä asiaa vakavasti. We should look at that seriously.
  Meidän on suhtauduttava ehkäisyyn vakavasti. We must take prevention seriously.
• tosissaan
  Sitä ei kukaan ottaisi tosissaan. Then no one would take it seriously.
  Sen välttämättömyyttä ei voida tosissaan asettaa kyseenalaiseksi. Its need cannot seriously be questioned.
  Tämä asia on otettava tosissaan. That is a matter which must be taken seriously.
• vakavissaan
  Tätä ei varmastikaan ehdotettu vakavissaan. Perhaps this is not intended to be taken seriously?
  Neuvosto on vakavissaan asian suhteen. In other words, the Council really is taking this seriously.

Definition of seriously

• In a serious or literal manner
• Gravely; deeply; very much

Examples

• He was hoping that we would take him seriously.
• Jimmy jokingly called Bob a doofus. Bob took the insult seriously
• That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.
• Now, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today?
• You baked 10 cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?

Related words

• seriously injured person
• take seriously
• take sby seriously