heed
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[edit] Etymology
From Old English hēdan, from Proto-Germanic *hōdijanan. Cognate with Dutch hoeden, German hüten.
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[edit] Noun
heed (plural heeds)
- Attention; notice; observation; regard; – often used with give, pay or take.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
- Then for a few minutes I did not pay much heed to what was said, being terribly straitened for room, and cramped with pain from lying so long in one place.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
- Careful consideration; obedient regard.
- A look or expression of heading.
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attention
careful consideration
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a look of heading
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[edit] Verb
heed (third-person singular simple present heeds, present participle heeding, simple past and past participle heeded)
- (transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
- (intransitive, archaic) To pay attention, care.
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to pay attention
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[edit] Middle English
[edit] Noun
heed (plural heeds)
- head (anatomy)
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- English: head
