heed
verb (used with object)
to give careful attention to.
heeded
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past participleof heed.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof heed.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
heedverb (used with object)to give careful attention to.
Example Sentences
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Researcher and whistleblower Douglas Gowan tried to sound the alarm about 14 such sites - 12 of which were in Wales - but died before his warnings were heeded.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Her mother, who lives in western Ukraine, called around midnight to check in—and to ask for a photo as proof that Olha had heeded her warnings and gone to the shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Had it heeded a more malevolent sensibility than an instinct to overexplain, it might have been more ruthlessly effective at yucking our yum for road trips.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The duo noted that Germany had heeded Trump's calls for greater spending on defense and that it had allowed American planes to use German bases and airspace during the ongoing conflict with Iran.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Whatever they said was taken as something to be heeded by my people, who repeatedly analyzed it and struggled to precisely obey their wishes.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
