take (someone or something) seriously

idiom

: to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect

He takes his religious faith seriously.

She's well qualified for the job, so she hopes the company will take her seriously.

His parents threatened to punish him, but he didn't take them seriously, since he had not been punished before.

Most politicians take themselves too seriously.

Examples of take (someone or something) seriously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Intentionally or not, this makes Cal’s conversation with Armand, his unwilling informant inside Dwight’s organization, harder to take seriously. —Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024

Shareholder activists have evolved over the years, from a niche group of daring individuals to a sophisticated and well-funded class of investors that boards must take seriously. —Jeff Jacobs, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

During the primary season, Bernie Sanders, a politician whom the Democratic establishment didn’t take seriously, performed unexpectedly well by running to the left of Hillary Clinton on economic issues. —Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024

But Don Gato is being marketed as an additive-free brand, something that tequila fans do take seriously. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024