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to heed

to heed

92 5.0
Pay careful attention to advice or warnings
  • verb
  • /hiːd/
translation icon : hacer caso a
  • Many people do not heed warnings about the dangers of smoking.
  • heed the warning
  • heed the advice
  • fail to heed

Great leaders don't just issue commands, they heed the voices of those around them.

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Examples

  • We're about to try all of this and more, but my friends, heed this warning.

  • God's punishment of Hesse was clearly due to Moritz's failure to heed the warning signs.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Time to heed your own advice and give them space.

  • But it's important that you heed that lesson.

  • Pray you heed my words.

  • Do not yet open your eyes, my unhappy friend, but heed my words.

  • All I can really say is that it is probably sensible to heed this warning, but I have not.

  • I wished that everyone would heed my father's words.

  • But I encourage you to heed Tim Cook's advice to have hope, to have courage.

  • Great leaders don't just issue commands, they heed the voices of those around them.

Synonyms

to listen
vsto heed
1.0

Pay attention to advice or warnings and act on them

is about careful attention in general not only by hearing
to notice
vsto heed
1.0

To see or become aware of something

involves careful attention especially to advice or warnings rather than brief awareness
to pay attention
vsto heed
1.6

To focus on someone or something and notice carefully

is used mainly for careful listening to advice or warnings
to mind
vsto heed
271 2.1

To pay careful attention to something

stresses careful attention to advice or warnings rather than caution
to take note
vsto heed
69 3.4

Pay attention to something to remember or think about it

is about careful attention especially to advice or warnings not memory
to take heed
vsto heed
  • Formal
11 6.2

Pay careful attention to advice or warnings

is the single word form expressing that same careful attention
to pay heed
vsto heed
  • Formal
2 4.5

To listen carefully to advice or warnings

is the single word expression with identical careful attention meaning
to give ear
vsto heed
  • Archaic
1 6.2

To listen carefully to someone

is about careful attention broadly not only listening
to give heed
vsto heed
1 6.4

To pay careful attention to what someone says or does

is the single word equivalent focusing on careful attention

Antonyms

1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

Phrasal Verbs

to take heed
  • Formal
11 6.2

Pay careful attention to advice or warnings

to pay heed
  • Formal
2 4.5

To listen carefully to advice or warnings

1 6.4

To pay careful attention to what someone says or does

How Attentive

to heed
92 5.0
to listen
1.0
to notice
1.0

Surface Forms

heed infinitive
heeded past
heeded past participle
heeding present participle
heeds third person singular

Etymology

Heed comes from the Old English word hēd, which meant 'care' or 'attention'. So to heed someone is to give their warning or advice careful attention.