HEED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of heed in English

(Definition of heed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of heed from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of heed

heed
They really should have been at 1024, and they have heeded the message and said they really should have had stronger keys all along.
From Wired
That's a lesson that other studios will have certainly heeded.
Pay no obvious heed to the word as it is adopted by others.
From Wired
Heed our advice, grab a couple close friends, and get out there on the best trip of your life.
After they have been created and deployed onto the internet, they no longer need (nor heed) their creators.
From Wired
Instead, we recommend that we trust and heed the expert counsel we are receiving from our advisers.
Now, there are clearly times to heed our fears of failure.
Seems like larger corporations could benefit from heeding this advice as well.
Those who fail to heed these measures may face greater sanctions, however.
From Reuters
It seems like many others have heeded this message.
He said he hopes residents will heed the warnings.
From ABC News
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Translations of heed

in Chinese (Traditional)
注意,聽從(尤指建議或警告), 注意,關注…
in Chinese (Simplified)
注意,听从(尤指建议或警告), 注意,关注…
in Spanish
prestar atención a, atención, hacer caso a alguien…
in Portuguese
prestar atenção a, atenção, dar atenção…
in more languages
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in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
kulak asmak, ehemmiyet vermek, dikkat etmek…
faire attention à, tenir compte de…
in acht nemen, aandacht besteden aan…
dbát, dát pozor…
lytte til, høre efter…
memperhatikan…
เอาใจใส่…
lưu ý…
posłuchać, wziąć pod rozwagę…
lyssna till, fästa avseende vid, bry sig om…
menghiraukan…
beachten…
ta hensyn til, bry seg om…
зважати, звертати увагу…
принимать во внимание…
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