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- Dictionaryheed/hēd/
verb
- 1. pay attention to; take notice of: "he should have heeded the warnings"
noun
- 1. careful attention: "if he heard, he paid no heed"
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: to pay attention. transitive verb. : to give consideration or attention to : mind. heed what he says. heed the call. 2 of 2. noun. ˈhēd. : attention, notice. Synonyms. Verb. follow. listen (to) mind. note. observe. regard. watch.
to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning: heed advice/a warning The airline has been criticized for failing to heed advice / warnings about lack of safety routines. Perhaps they should have heeded their own advice. Synonyms. pay attention (to something/someone) listen. mind. Fewer examples.
Heed can also be used as a noun meaning careful attention or observation. It’s most often used in the phrases take heed, give heed, and pay heed, which all mean to listen or pay attention, as in Take heed to what he says, for he is very wise. To pay no heed to someone is to disregard or ignore them.
Definitions of heed. noun. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) “he spends without heed to the consequences” synonyms: attentiveness, paying attention, regard. see more. verb. pay close attention to; give heed to. “ Heed the advice of the old men” synonyms: listen, mind. see more. Pronunciation. US. /hid/ UK. /hid/
HEED meaning: 1. to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning: 2. to pay attention to…. Learn more.
heed. (Formal) verb. 1. pay attention to, listen to, take notice of, follow, mark, mind, consider, note, regard, attend, observe, obey, bear in mind, be guided by, take to heart, give ear to Few at the conference in London last week heeded his warning.
If you heed someone's advice or warning, you pay attention to it and do what they suggest.
Definition of heed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin of Heed. From Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan (“to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receive”), from Proto-Germanic *hōdijaną (“to heed, guard”), from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to heed, protect”).
to pay careful attention to someone's advice or warning synonym notice They failed to heed the lessons of history. If only they had heeded his warnings! Calls for more legislation to protect tenants were not heeded. Want to learn more?
