to heed
- verb
- /hiːd/
- 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.
- Great leaders don't just issue commands, they heed the voices of those around them.
- But it's important that you heed that lesson.
- Listen to the people who've immigrated from those societies and and heed their warnings.
- So get inside the nearest building and heed the latest facility TM warning sign.
- And we need to try to heed those red flags early and often.
- But I encourage you to heed Tim Cook's advice to have hope, to have courage.
- The problem is that more and more voters believe that politicians are so far gone that they can't possibly heed the call of principle.
- We won't always make the arrest, but at least they know that their plea for help has been heeded.
- And if you are in a place where you have the presence of mind, the awareness to see that and heed that, then that process compounds upon itself.
- Yeah, I suppose in order to heed whatever calling is happening, you have to be present and aware enough to notice it's arising.
- And in order to heed them or get clarity, you really have to, you really have to have the discipline to carve out that kind of quiet time solitude with yourself.
- I do hope that you will that you'll just heed my advice on this.
Examples
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We're about to try all of this and more, but my friends, heed this warning.
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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.
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But it's important that you heed that lesson.
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Pray you heed my words.
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Do not yet open your eyes, my unhappy friend, but heed my words.
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All I can really say is that it is probably sensible to heed this warning, but I have not.
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I wished that everyone would heed my father's words.
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But I encourage you to heed Tim Cook's advice to have hope, to have courage.
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Great leaders don't just issue commands, they heed the voices of those around them.
Synonyms
Pay attention to advice or warnings and act on them
To see or become aware of something
To focus on someone or something and notice carefully
To pay careful attention to something
Pay attention to something to remember or think about it
Pay careful attention to advice or warnings
To listen carefully to advice or warnings
To listen carefully to someone
To pay careful attention to what someone says or does
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Phrasal Verbs
How Attentive
Surface Forms
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.