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unheeded

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heed

  [heed]
Use unheeded in a Sentence
–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 hēdan; c. G hüten to guard, protect; akin to hood 1

Related forms:
heeder, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. disregard, ignore.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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