English English Dictionary

very serious in English:

1. crippling

The devaluation of the currency dealt a crippling blow to the nation's economy.

Zambia is suffering from a crippling

They both suffered from crippling pains in their hips.2. The high cost of borrowing has a crippling effect on many small firms. 3. he American military presence on the islands had suffered a crippling blow

English word "very serious"(crippling) occurs in sets:

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2. dire

His crime caused dire consequences.

Despite the many dire predictions about the collapse of the euro zone's common currency, there are good reasons to believe it will survive.

be in dire need

The world is in dire need of those who think in a more open-minded way.

Exporters are in dire straights.

You're always there for me, so if you're ever in dire straits, just let me know and I'll come running.

I was shocked after hearing the dire news

In the absence of such accountability, America believes the International Community should act to assist the state and in dire circumstances, the UN Security Council may be required to establish mechanisms for specific situations.

Ti voglio dire qualcosa.

This is a dire task, so I have to do it first.

warnings of dire consequences that often don’t come true

The politician’s outspoken comments may have dire consequences for the relations between the two countries.

I'm afraid the situation is much more dire than we'd expected.

We're absolutely delighted because we are in dire need of capacity.

She was in dire straits, but made a virtue out of necessity.

3. stern

A smile transformed his stern face. / You'll find I'm stern but fair.

We face stern opposition.

a stern face/expression/look

He looks stern.

Her stern look got him to quit talking.

he looks like a very stern doctor

Silvia had a stern father who never praised her.

His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature.

He looks stern, but actually he's very kind.

Journalists received a stern warning not to go anywhere near the battleship.

About time we had some stern northern leadership.

Even though the professor was stern, we knew he cared deeply about his students and wanted them all to succeed.

The definition of stern is someone who is very serious or strict.

The box with the baits was under the stern of the skiff.

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4. grave

He has some grave defects, but I think he is a great scholar all the same.

If he keeps drifting aimlessly, his late father will turn over in his grave.

grave concern

With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.

She expressed grave concern over the level of the service.

Happy him who with ease can steer, from grave to gay, from lively to severe.

In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security.

They say that on Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus's ghost rises up from its grave and flies around the world, punishing the bad boys and girls who don't believe in Christopher Columbus.

He was a tall, heavy-looking young man of five-and-twenty. His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.

My old English teacher is certainly rolling in her grave right now.

No,” said Mr. Weasley, looking extremely grave.

threatening a grave diplomatic incident, et cetera.

i have grave doubts that he'll ever become a doctor

world financial system was at grave risk of a financial crisis

With a shortage of midwives added to that of obstetricians it has become clear all over again that our country's obstetric care is in an extremely grave situation.

English word "very serious"(grave) occurs in sets:

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5. solemn

All at once, the Buddhist priest burst into laughter, spoiling the solemn atmosphere.

Everyone looked very solemn.

solemn music

They watched the solemn ceremony in the church with awe.

Roy looked solemn as I told him the story.

The priest pretends to be solemn in public.

During the solemn ceremony

Singing the Polish anthem was very solemn.

She had a solemn expression on her face, as before

His solemn expression accompanies a quiet wit and a sardonic sense of humor.

The solemn funeral procession made its way down the street.

This is a solemn occasion so you should dress elegant.

A slow procession was advancing with solemn step.

We will give big, solemn dinner in honour of the president.

It is so easy to be solemn; it is so hard to be frivolous.

English word "very serious"(solemn) occurs in sets:

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6. critical

the critical

I've been thinking that I may have been too critical.

I can't understand why you are so critical of him.

This article is critical of the way investigations are being made into the matter.

The world's tropical rainforests are critical links in the ecological chain of life on the planet.

He always finds negative things about people. He’s very critical.

The teacher was always very critical of his students'work, and often gave them low grades.

The student took to heart the judge's critical comments on his speech.

In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.

The whole county is favoring critical budget revisions which promise to protect education.

Mastering facts patiently is far more necessary for them than learning expressive and critical skills.

The critical period in matrimony is breakfast time.

Reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is of critical import_ance.

Usually they were friendly but sometimes they were critical

One finding to emerge was that critical features differ between species.

7. earnest

It began raining in earnest.

An earnest young man. powazny mlody czlowiek. An earnest student- sumienny studen, traktujacy swoje obowiazki z powaga

They offer an earnest prayer on the evening of December 24.

The superpowers negotiated in earnest for the settlement of the intense conflict.

Mingle your joys sometimes with your earnest occupation.

During his seven years in Japan, he studied Japanese in earnest.

He firmly refused the Premier's earnest request.

Our success, after all, is due to his earnest efforts.

I kept thinking of a moment, which I hadn’t written about, where Dykstra, upon learning that I was sick and in a foreign country, immediately shed the dude-bro tone and asked in earnest if I had access to adequate doctors.

After many years of being sarcastic he spoke up seriously and everybody noticed his earnest tone.

Despite her earnest efforts, she could not find a job.

In order to participate you need to pay an earnest. Well, if you're being earnest, then that's mean.

Call him man in his ideal, how earnest is he!

He began courting her in earnest when he found out that she had another suitor.

Oh my. However much it's just a P.E. class; if you don't face it in real earnest, then when it comes to a real fight it won't do you any good.

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