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Let's look at six different uses of the adjective serious, starting with not funny or not joking.

If a person is serious, they are quiet, thoughtful, and don't laugh very often.

If a person is serious about something, they are determined.

She's very serious about becoming a scientist.

And if a person is serious about another person, they are in a loving relationship and want to stay together for a long time.

They seem really serious about each other.

When describing nouns like accident or injury or problem, serious means bad.

Smoking can cause serious health problems.

And serious can also mean important, needing of your complete attention.

It's a decision that deserves serious consideration.

A service can be an organisation or company that provides something useful or helpful for people.

The park service look after the green spaces.

It can also be the thing that is useful or helpful.

Sorry, we don't offer a delivery service.

We also use service to talk about types of businesses.

If a company does something rather than make something, it's a service.

We often talk about service as the length of time that someone works for a company.

He retired after 40 years of service to the company.

So, service is all about helping or being useful to people, companies and organisations.

Hopefully, this video has been of service to you.

As a noun, a feature is a part of something that's interesting or important.

The number of parks is an important feature of the city.

The features of this car include a powerful engine.

Features can also be the different parts of our faces.

Feature is also a verb and we use it to say who or what is included in something and usually it's important that they're there.

The most successful films always feature famous actors.

So, we use the word feature to talk about interesting or important things.

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Above is used to show that something is in a higher position than something else.

Can you sign here above your name please?

We also use above to mean more than a level or amount.

It's winter and it's above 15 degrees outside.

The food here is definitely above average.

If you're talking about a person in a more advanced position than someone else, we can use above.

Finally, we can use above to mean that someone is too important for something.

Lola thought she was above the law but then she was arrested.

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Check as a verb can mean examine the quality, condition or suitability of something.

He checked his car after the crash but luckily there wasn't any damage.

Can you check this email before I send it please?

Check can also be used as a verb to mean find out about something.

I've emailed Sue to check when the meeting is.

Could you check the address of the dentist?

Check as a noun is an examination to make sure something is correct or in a suitable condition.

You always have to go through security checks at the airport.

The engineer did regular checks of the work on the building site.

Finally, if you play chess, check is what you say when you can win the game.

Check mate, your king is under attack and I am the winner.

We're looking at the noun and the simplest meaning is that a purpose is a reason to do, make or use something.

The purpose of this video is to learn a new word.

We can also use purpose to talk about determination and in this way we often use it with a sense of or real.

She showed real purpose to complete her course.

To get promoted, you need to show a sense of purpose.

Another way that we use purpose is in the adverbial expression on purpose which means deliberately.

He didn't forget his money, he left it at home on purpose.

So we can use purpose to talk about a reason, determination or doing something deliberately.

The purpose of our videos is to help you.

The main use of special is to say that something is different to other things.

I've cooked you something really special.

It can also be because something is particularly important.

Today is a really special day for me, my birthday.

This song is special to me, it brings back memories.

Something can be special because it's different to other similar things.

The doctor gave me a special diet to follow.

So special can mean very good, very important or just different.

Our audience is very special to us, so we try to make some special videos like this one.

As a verb, if something concerns you, it worries you.

Climate change is an issue that concerns many people.

It concerns me that my grandad hasn't returned my call.

Concern can be used in the same way but as a noun to mean the feeling of worry.

Concern for the missing woman is growing.

Traffic in the city is a concern for many residents.

Concern as a verb can also be used to mean that something is important or relevant to someone.

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BOX SET: English In A Minute 22 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!

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