heed
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verb (used with object)
to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
verb (used without object)
to give attention; have regard.
noun
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
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Origin of heed
before 900; Middle English heden,Old English hēdan; cognate with German hüten to guard, protect; akin to hood1
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heed
/ (hiːd) /
noun
close and careful attention; notice (often in the phrases give, pay, or take heed)
verb
to pay close attention to (someone or something)
Derived forms of heed
heeder, nounheedful, adjectiveheedfully, adverbheedfulness, nounWord Origin for heed
Old English hēdan; related to Old Saxon hōdian, Old High German huoten
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