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 [heed-fuhl]  

heed·ful

   [heed-fuhl]
adjective
taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others' needs.
Origin:
1540–50; heed + -ful

Related forms
heed·ful·ly, adverb
heed·ful·ness, noun
un·heed·ful, adjective
un·heed·ful·ly, adverb
un·heed·ful·ness, noun
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heed (hiːd)
 
—n
1.  close and careful attention; notice (often in the phrases give, pay,ortake heed)
 
—vb
2.  to pay close attention to (someone or something)
 
[Old English hēdan; related to Old Saxon hōdian, Old High German huoten]
 
'heeder
 
—n
 
'heedful
 
—adj
 
'heedfully
 
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'heedfulness
 
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