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How to pronounce “serious”
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Pronunciation guide for serious
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of serious with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read
should be serious about getting control
- Definition summary
- Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce serious
The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read
should be serious about getting control
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “serious”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
- Important; weighty; not insignificant.
- Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving.
- (of a relationship) Committed.
- [Adverb]
- (colloquial or dialect) seriously, in a serious manner (most often heard in take or mean serious)
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