/se.ʁjø/
Translation
serious
Word origin
From Late Latin seriosus, from Latin serius ('grave, earnest, weighty').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- serius
- English cognates
- serious
Grammar
Examples
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Are you serious when you say that?
C' .
He is a very serious man in his work.
Cette .
This situation is becoming truly serious.
C' .
He's a serious student who never misses his classes.
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We have a serious problem to sort out before this evening.
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