Definition of 'heed'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense heeds
, present participle heeding
, past tense, past participle heeded
1. verb
[formal]
Chris would have been well advised to heed the old saying 'Never bite the hand that
feeds you.' [VERB noun]
2.
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heed in British English
verb
2.
to pay close attention to (someone or something)
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Derived forms
heeder (ˈheeder) noun
heedful (ˈheedful)
adjective
heedfully (ˈheedfully)
adverb
heedfulness (ˈheedfulness)
noun
Word origin
Old English hēdan; related to Old Saxon hōdian, Old High German huotenWord Frequency
heed in American English
verb transitive
1.
to pay close attention to; take careful notice of
verb intransitive
2.
to pay attention
noun
3.
close attention; careful notice
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Derived forms
heedful (ˈheedful)
adjective
Word Frequency
heed in American English
(hid)
transitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. note, observe, consider, mark. 3. consideration, care; caution, vigilance, watchfulness.ANTONYMS 1. disregard, ignore.1.
to give careful attention to
He did not heed the warning
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heeder noun
Word origin
[bef. 900; ME heden, OE hēdan; c. G hüten to guard, protect; akin to hood1]Examples of 'heed' in a sentence
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heed
British English: heed
VERB /hiːd/
If you heed someone's advice or warning, you pay attention to it and do what they suggest.
- American English: heed /ˈhid/
- Brazilian Portuguese: considerar
- Chinese: 注意
- European Spanish: hacer caso de
- French: tenir compte de
- German: beachten
- Italian: dare ascolto a
- Japanese: 心に留める
- Korean: ~을 마음에 두다
- European Portuguese: considerar
- Latin American Spanish: hacer caso de
- Thai: สนใจ, เชื่อฟัง, ระมัดระวัง
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