heed
[ heed ]
/ hid /
verb (used with object)
to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
verb (used without object)
to give attention; have regard.
noun
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
Origin of heed
before 900; Middle English
heden, Old English
hēdan; cognate with German
hüten to guard, protect; akin to
hood1
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heed
/ (hiːd) /
noun
close and careful attention; notice (often in the phrases give, pay, or take heed)
verb
to pay close attention to (someone or something)
Derived forms of heed
heeder, noun heedful, adjective heedfully, adverb heedfulness, nounWord Origin for heed
Old English
hēdan; related to Old Saxon
hōdian, Old High German
huoten