heed

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /hiːd/ UK /hiːd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to pay careful attention to; careful attention

He failed to heed the warnings about the storm.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to pay careful attention... mind attend note regard mark notice

Opposites

ignore disregard neglect overlook flout

Word family

Forms unheededunheeding

Derived forms heedful heedlessheededheeding

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Proverbs (1)

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Take heed when you think you stand lest you fall

Etymology

From Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan ('to take care, attend to'), from Proto-Germanic *hōdijaną ('to heed, guard').

hēdan Old English *hōdijaną Proto-Germanic

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