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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
Related formsheed·er, nounun·heed·ed, adjectiveun·heed·ed·ly, adverbun·heed·ing, adjectiveun·heed·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms for heed

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1. note, observe, consider, mark. 3. consideration, care; caution, vigilance, watchfulness.

Antonyms for heed

1. disregard, ignore.
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Examples from the Web for heeded

Contemporary Examples of heeded

Historical Examples of heeded

  • The word "ought" was not heeded at Constantinople, but the word "must" was understood fully there.

    The Grand Old Man

    Richard B. Cook

  • I heeded not the gay smiles and free merriment of those around me.

  • But Mirandy, pouring her batter into the pan, heeded him no more than was her wont.

    Meadow Grass

    Alice Brown

  • Theodora heeded him not, for she was absorbed in the ideas that crowded upon her mind.

    Gomez Arias

    Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

  • And, like him, I heeded not the menace of the things I had witnessed.

British Dictionary definitions for heeded

heed

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 Formsheeder, nounheedful, adjectiveheedfully, adverbheedfulness, noun

Word Origin for heed

Old English hēdan; related to Old Saxon hōdian, Old High German huoten
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for heeded

heed

n.

"attention, notice, regard," early 14c., apparently from heed (v.). Survives only in literal use and as the object of verbs (take heed, etc.).

heed

v.

Old English hedan "to heed, observe; to take care, attend," from West Germanic *hodjan (cf. Old Saxon hodian, Old Frisian hoda, Middle Dutch and Dutch hoeden, Old High German huotan, German hüten "to guard, watch"), from PIE *kadh- "to shelter, cover" (see hat). Related: Heeded; heeding.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper