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{
"term": "serious",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "bad or dangerous",
"sensetop": "serious for somebody/something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **serious illness/offence/crime**"
},
{
"text": "a **serious problem/issue**"
},
{
"text": "to cause **serious injury/damage/harm**"
},
{
"text": "They pose a **serious threat** to security."
},
{
"text": "The **consequences** could be **serious**."
},
{
"text": "A few years ago, the company was in serious trouble."
},
{
"text": "Their economies continue to face serious challenges."
},
{
"text": "She is in serious financial trouble."
},
{
"text": "She is now in a serious condition in Belfast Hospital."
},
{
"text": "This situation could be very serious for her.",
"contextForm": "serious for somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "By this time the riots were getting serious."
},
{
"text": "The crime is considered serious enough to warrant a jail term."
},
{
"text": "These are terribly serious allegations."
},
{
"text": "He admitted to having made a serious error of judgement."
},
{
"text": "He died after suffering from a serious illness."
},
{
"text": "The storm caused serious damage to farm buildings."
},
{
"text": "The country is now facing a serious political crisis."
},
{
"text": "The children were considered to be at serious risk of harm."
},
{
"text": "Your chances of having a serious accident at work can be quite high."
}
],
"topics": ["Health problems", "Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["for"],
"phrases": ["nothing serious", "serious enough to warrant something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "thinking about things in a careful and sensible way; not silly",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**Be serious** for a moment; this is important."
},
{
"text": "I'm afraid I'm not a very serious person."
},
{
"text": "He became serious all of a sudden."
},
{
"text": "She was looking at him with a serious expression on her face."
},
{
"text": "Suddenly the conversation turned serious."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "sincere about something; not joking or meant as a joke",
"sensetop": "serious about doing somethingserious about somebody/something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Believe me, I'm **deadly** *(= extremely)* **serious**."
},
{
"text": "Don't laugh, it's a serious suggestion."
},
{
"text": "Is she serious about wanting to sell the house?",
"contextForm": "serious about doing something"
},
{
"text": "He knew it was time to **get serious** about losing weight."
},
{
"text": "He's really serious about Penny and wants to get engaged.",
"contextForm": "serious about somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "She doesn’t have a serious boyfriend."
},
{
"text": "**You can't be serious!** *(= you must be joking)*"
},
{
"text": "You think I did it? **Be serious!** *(= what you suggest is ridiculous)*"
},
{
"text": "Are you serious about resigning?"
},
{
"text": "Joe is deadly serious in his beliefs."
},
{
"text": "Please try to stay serious!"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "sound"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "needing to be thought about carefully; not only for pleasure",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a serious article"
},
{
"text": "a serious newspaper"
},
{
"text": "an appreciation of serious music"
},
{
"text": "serious drama/fiction"
},
{
"text": "Why do you waste your time reading that? It's hardly a serious newspaper, is it?"
},
{
"text": "This book is the first serious study of the subject."
},
{
"text": "The speech was interesting, if a little serious for such a young audience."
},
{
"text": "It's time for a serious debate about the issue."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "that must be treated as important",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a serious matter"
},
{
"text": "**serious questions/concerns/doubts**"
},
{
"text": "serious allegations/charges"
},
{
"text": "It's time to give **serious consideration** to this matter."
},
{
"text": "Please give it some serious thought before you make a decision."
},
{
"text": "The subject has received little serious attention."
},
{
"text": "We need to get down to the serious business of working out costs."
},
{
"text": "The team is a serious contender for the title this year."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "used to emphasize that there is a large amount of something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You can earn serious money doing that."
},
{
"text": "I'm ready to do some serious eating *(= I am very hungry)*."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪəriəs/",
"audio": "se/serious/serious__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪriəs/",
"audio": "se/serious/serious__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French serieux or late Latin seriosus, from Latin serius ‘earnest, serious’."
}