heed

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Definition of heed

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).

OTHER WORDS FOR heed

1 note, observe, consider, mark.

3 consideration, care; caution, vigilance, watchfulness.

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OPPOSITES FOR heed

1 disregard, ignore.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM heed

heeder, nounun·heed·ed, adjectiveun·heed·ed·ly, adverbun·heed·ing, adjective

un·heed·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use heed in a sentence

The veteran officer believes Garner might have survived had anybody heeded his pleas.
‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture|Michael Daly|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Judging by the frustration of U.S. officials attempting to track ISIS, the militants appear to have heeded that call.
ISIS Keeps Getting Better at Dodging U.S. Spies|Shane Harris, Noah Shachtman|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A day earlier Cameron had written that the lessons of the Second World War should be heeded.
Tony Blair Tells Europe to Quit Begging the U.S. for Help|Nico Hines|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now the question is whether or not that warning will be heeded.
Two Blockbuster New Reports on Settlements|Lara Friedman|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He also reminded them that the Cruz crazies heeded only themselves.
Peter King: I Did My Best to Fight the Cruz Crazies|Michael Daly|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He had "chains on," and came "shaking his chains" at the Greek scholar, who heeded him not, but went on with his studies.
Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts|George Cruikshank
The putrid flesh came away with the garments, but the drunkards never heeded.
The Chequers|James Runciman
She saw the old life closing in on her, and hardly heeded his fanciful picture of renewal.
Summer|Edith Wharton
He never heeded it, but others in the room turned at the sound, and a hush fell in the chamber.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
From the benches came countless curses and jeers—Frankish and Arabic; he heeded none.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for heed

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, noun

Word Origin for heed

Old English hēdan; related to Old Saxon hōdian, Old High German huoten

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