Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To treat casually, without seriousness or worry.

    auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

Examples

30 sentences

  1. I don't take my job lightly.

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  2. Don't take it lightly.

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  3. Please don't take this lightly.

    ruНе относись к этому легкомысленно, пожалуйста.

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  4. We shouldn't take it lightly.

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  5. The other team took us lightly.

    deDie andere Mannschaft nahm uns auf die leichte Schulter.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
approach casually:

Forms

takes lightly, taking lightly, took lightly, taken lightly
Base formtake lightly · to take lightly
3rd person singulartakes lightly
Present participletaking lightly
Past simpletook lightly
Past participletaken lightly

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake lightly
he, she, ittakes lightly

Past simpleLesson

all personstook lightly

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken lightly
he, she, ithas taken lightly

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take lightly

Synonyms

1 synonyms
make light of

Antonyms

1 antonyms
take seriously

Word family

2 related words
Relatedtake easytread lightly

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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