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).

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

He recalls a pretty conservative fellow, heeding most rules on most matters, though far less cautious when it came to women.
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Many city residents are heeding warnings that the floods will hit big this week.
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But perhaps by heeding our evolutionary roots, when practical, we can reverse figures on empathy and mental illness.
Parent Like a Caveman|Danielle Friedman|October 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Heeding a call to arms—in this case to vote on MTV.com—is in their second nature.
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If the American right wing ever recaptures the imagination of the public, it will do so by heeding the lessons of Irving Kristol.
The First Neocon|Reihan Salam|September 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But Tressan, without heeding him, was already ordering the sergeant to ride hard with his troopers for the Champs aux Capuchins.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Marius, without further heeding him, stepped to mademoiselle's door and rapped on a panel with brisk knuckles.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
"It was this very letter which determined me to hurry on our wedding," said Count Fenix, without heeding the interruption.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas
They listen, half-heeding, to the protests and laments; they could not help it, they explain—the music took hold of them.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
She pulled two roses from the stem, never heeding the thorns, and gazed intently at them.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen

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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