[syn: heed, mind, listen]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Heed \Heed\ (h[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Heeding.] [OE. heden, AS. h[=e]dan; akin to OS.
h[=o]dian, D. hoeden, Fries. hoda, OHG. huoten, G. h["u]ten,
Dan. hytte. [root]13. Cf. Hood.]
To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend
to; to observe.
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With pleasure Argus the musician heeds. --Dryden.
Syn: To notice; regard; mind. See Attend, v. t.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Heed \Heed\, n.
1. Attention; notice; observation; regard; -- often with give
or take.
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With wanton heed and giddy cunning. --Milton.
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Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's
hand. --2 Sam. xx.
10.
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Birds give more heed and mark words more than
beasts. --Bacon.
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2. Careful consideration; obedient regard.
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Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to
the things which we have heard. --Heb. ii. 1.
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3. A look or expression of heading. [R.]
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He did it with a serious mind; a heed
Was in his countenance. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Heed \Heed\, v. i.
To mind; to consider.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
heed
n 1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless
people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends
without heed to the consequences" [syn: attentiveness,
heed, regard, paying attention] [ant: heedlessness,
inattentiveness]
v 1: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of
the old men" [syn: heed, mind, listen]