heed C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /hiːd/ UK /hiːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to pay careful attention to; careful attention He failed to heed the warnings about the storm. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to pay careful attention... mindattendnoteregardmarknotice ↔ Opposites ignoredisregardneglectoverlookflout Word family Forms unheededunheeding Derived forms heedfulheedlessheededheeding Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # heed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /hiːd/ **IPA (UK):** /hiːd/ ## Meanings 1. to pay careful attention to; careful attention ## Examples - He failed to heed the warnings about the storm. ## Synonyms - mind - attend - note - regard - mark - notice ## Antonyms - ignore - disregard - neglect - overlook - flout ## Derived Forms - heedful - heedless - heeded - heeding ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hēdan - Root: *hōdijaną ## Etymology From Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan ('to take care, attend to'), from Proto-Germanic *hōdijaną ('to heed, guard'). ## AI Etymology Heed is from Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan ('to take care, attend to'), from Proto-Germanic *hōdijaną ('to heed, guard'). In present-day use, it means to pay careful attention to; careful attention. Derived formations include heedful, heedless, heeded, and heeding. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown