heed

[ heed ]

/ hid /

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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

SYNONYMS FOR heed

1 note, observe, consider, mark.

3 consideration, care; caution, vigilance, watchfulness.

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ANTONYMS FOR heed

1 disregard, ignore.

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OTHER WORDS FROM heed

heed·er, noun un·heed·ed, adjective un·heed·ed·ly, adverb un·heed·ing, adjective

un·heed·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby heed

hedonism, hedonist, hedrocele, hedy, heebie-jeebies, heed, heedful, heedless, heehaw, heel, heel bar

Example sentences from the Web for heeded

Judging by the frustration of U.S. officials attempting to track ISIS, the militants appear to have heeded that call.

ISIS Keeps Getting Better at Dodging U.S. Spies |Shane Harris, Noah Shachtman |November 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A day earlier Cameron had written that the lessons of the Second World War should be heeded.

Tony Blair Tells Europe to Quit Begging the U.S. for Help |Nico Hines |July 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now the question is whether or not that warning will be heeded.

Two Blockbuster New Reports on Settlements |Lara Friedman |October 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Barack Obama, I was relieved to see, heeded my words from yesterday.

Ryan: No Juice |Michael Tomasky |March 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

God says that the people knew that they would not be heeded.

For Shame |Alana Suskin |July 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
These were small troubles, however, not to be heeded by a fugitive flying from such a cruel fate as Ohrante had in mind for him.

The Secret Cache |E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
But all absorbed sat the old man, and heeded not cold or tempest as he read the music.

The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 |Various
A veteran would have recognized him as an old-timer and probable officer, and heeded, automatically.

Mercenary |Dallas McCord Reynolds
"I heeded what your mother said, and went up to Chattaway's, avoiding the fields," resumed Mr. Ryle.

Trevlyn Hold |Mrs. Henry Wood
He thought of running to Boursonne and warning Viscount Isidore; but he might not be believed and the warning might not be heeded.

The Hero of the People |Alexandre Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for heeded

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, noun

Word Origin for heed

Old English hēdan; related to Old Saxon hōdian, Old High German huoten

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Words nearby heed

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