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–verb (used with object)

1.	to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to give attention; have regard.

–noun

3.	careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).

[Origin: bef. 900; ME heden, OE hédan; c. G hüten to guard, protect; akin to hood¹

]

—Related forms

heeder, noun

—Synonyms 1. note, observe, consider, mark. 3. consideration, care; caution, vigilance, watchfulness.

—Antonyms 1. disregard, ignore.

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heed Audio Help   (hēd) Pronunciation Key
v.   heed·ed, heed·ing, heeds

v.   tr.
To pay attention to; listen to and consider: "He did not heed my gibes, and chattered on" (Sean O'Faolain).

v.   intr.
To pay attention.

n.   Close attention; notice.

[Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
heed

O.E. hedan "to take care, attend," from W.Gmc. *hodjan (cf. OS. hodian, O.Fris. hoda, Ger. hüten "to guard, watch"). Survives only in lit. use and as the object of verbs (take heed, etc.). Probably related to O.E. hod "hood" through a sense of "guard." Heedless "without regard" is from 1579.

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heed
noun
1.	paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: attentiveness] [ant: heedlessness]
verb
1.	pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
heed [hiːd] verb

to pay attention to
Example: He refused to heed my warning; Heed what I say!

Arabic:	يَهْتَم، يَنتَبِه
Chinese (Simplified):	留神,留意
Chinese (Traditional):	留神,留意
Czech:	dbát; dát pozor
Danish:	lytte til; høre efter
Dutch:	in acht nemen, aandacht besteden aan
Estonian:	kuulda võtma
Finnish:	ottaa vaarin
French:	faire attention à
German:	beachten
Greek:	προσέχω, παίρνω υπόψη μου
Hungarian:	gondosan figyel vmire
Icelandic:	gaumgæfa, veita athygli
Indonesian:	memperhatikan
Italian:	tener conto di, fare, prestare attenzione a*

Japanese:	注意する
Korean:	주의하다
Latvian:	pievērst uzmanību; ņemt vērā
Lithuanian:	kreipti dėmesį, klausyti
Norwegian:	ta hensyn til, bry seg om
Polish:	wziąć pod rozwagę
Portuguese (Brazil):	prestar atenção a
Portuguese (Portugal):	dar atenção
Romanian:	a da atenţie
Russian:	принимать во внимание
Slovak:	dať pozor, všímať si
Slovenian:	upoštevati
Spanish:	hacer caso a alguien, tomar en cuenta, considerar
Swedish:	lyssna till, fästa avseende vid, bry sig om
Turkish:	dinlemek, kulak asmak

See also: heedful, heedless, pay heed to, take heed of

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Heed

At*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attended; p. pr. & vb. n. Attending.] [OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See Tend.]

1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard. [Obs.]

The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger. --Sir P. Sidney.

2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.

3. To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve.

The fifth had charge sick persons to attend. --Spenser.

Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak.

With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend William thither. --Macaulay.

4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.

What cares must then attend the toiling swain. --Dryden.

5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.

6. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for. [Obs.]

The state that attends all men after this. --Locke.

Three days I promised to attend my doom. --Dryden.

Syn: To Attend, Mind, Regard, Heed, Notice.

Usage: Attend is generic, the rest are specific terms. To mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to regard is to look on a thing as of importance; to heed is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution; to notice is to think on that which strikes the senses. --Crabb. See Accompany.

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Heed

Heed\ (h[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Heeding.] [OE. heden, AS. h[=e]dan; akin to OS. h[=o]dian, D. hoeden, Fries. hoda, OHG. huoten, G. h["u]ten, Dan. hytte. [root]13. Cf. Hood.] To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

With pleasure Argus the musician heeds. --Dryden.

Syn: To notice; regard; mind. See Attend, v. t.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Heed

Heed\, v. i. To mind; to consider.

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