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heed

[heed]
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.

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Heeded is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
noun
3.
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).

Origin:
before 900; Middle English heden, Old English hēdan; cognate with German hüten to guard, protect; akin to hood1

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


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


1. disregard, ignore.

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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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