LEARNit Dictionary

serious

adjective

bad or dangerous

خطرناک, وخیم

thinking about things in a careful and sensible way; not silly

جدی, فکور, عاقلانه

Be serious for a moment; this is important.

I'm afraid I'm not a very serious person.

sincere about something; not joking or meant as a joke

جدی, بی‌شوخی

Believe me, I'm deadlyserious.

Don't laugh, it's a serious suggestion.

Is she serious about wanting to sell the house?

He knew it was time to get serious about losing weight.

He's really serious about Penny and wants to get engaged.

She doesn’t have a serious boyfriend.

(informal)You can't be serious!

You think I did it? Be serious!

needing to be thought about carefully; not only for pleasure

جدی, مهم, حائز اهمیت

a serious article

a serious newspaper

an appreciation of serious music

serious drama/fiction

that must be treated as important

جدی, مهم, با اهمیت, قابل توجه

a serious matter

serious questions/concerns/doubts

serious allegations/charges

It's time to give serious consideration to this matter.

Please give it some serious thought before you make a decision.

The subject has received little serious attention.

We need to get down to the serious business of working out costs.

The team is a serious contender for the title this year.

used to emphasize that there is a large amount of something

زیاد, فراوان, قابل توجه, چشمگیر

You can earn serious money doing that.

I'm ready to do some serious eating .