heed

(hēd)

v., heed·ed, heed·ing, heeds.

v.tr.
To pay attention to; listen to and consider: "He did not heed my gibes, and chattered on" (Sean O'Faolain).

v.intr.
To pay attention.

n.
Close attention; notice.

[Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan.]

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verb

To perceive by ear, usually attentively: attend, hark, hear, listen. Archaic hearken. Idioms: givelendone's ear. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

1. Cautious attentiveness: care, carefulness, caution, gingerliness, heedfulness, mindfulness, regard. See careful/careless.
2. The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, cognizance, espial, mark, note, notice, observance, observation, regard, remark. See knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.

n

Definition: care, thought
Antonyms: carelessness, disregard, heedlessness, inattention, indifference, neglect, negligence, thoughtlessness

v

Definition: give care, thought to
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

IN BRIEF: To pay careful attention to.

Never give advice. The ignorant won't heed it and the wise don't need it. — Unknown

Tutor's tip: "He'd" (contraction for 'he would') "heed" (to pay attention or agree) his heart and use his "head" (the part of the body containing the mind; intellect).

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• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - heed: pay attention to, mind

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ænse, lægge mærke til
v. intr. - bryde sig om
n. - agt, omhu, opmærksomhed

idioms:

• give heed    ænse, passe på, lægge mærke til
• pay heed to    ænse, agte på
• take heed of    vogte sig for

Nederlands (Dutch)
acht slaan op, zich bekommeren om, aandacht, oplettendheid, zorg

Français (French)
v. tr. - tenir compte de
v. intr. - tenir compte de
n. - attention, considération

idioms:

• give heed    tenir compte
• pay heed to    tenir compte de
• take heed of    tenir compte de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beachtung
v. - beachten

idioms:

• give heed    Beachtung schenken
• pay heed to    Beachtung schenken
• take heed of    Beachtung schenken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσοχή, σύνεση
v. - προσέχω, ακούω (συμβουλές κ.λπ.), λαμβάνω υπόψη μου

idioms:

• give heed    προσέχω, φυλάγομαι
• pay heed to    προσέχω, συμμορφώνομαι με
• take heed of    προσέχω, φυλάγομαι

Italiano (Italian)
attenzione, badare a

idioms:

• give heed    prestare attenzione
• pay heed to    dare ascolto a
• take heed of    badare a

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cautela (f)
v. - prestar atenção

idioms:

• give heed    estar atento a
• pay heed to    prestar atenção
• take heed of    tomar cuidado com

Русский (Russian)
осторожность, внимание, обращать внимание, заботиться

idioms:

• give heed    обращать внимание
• pay heed to    уделять внимание чему-л.
• take heed of    заботиться о ком-л., чем-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - prestar atención, tener en cuenta
v. intr. - prestar atención
n. - atención

idioms:

• give heed    prestar atención, hacer caso de
• pay heed to    prestar atención a
• take heed of    hacer caso de, tener cuidado de (con)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - beaktande
v. - bry sig om, beakta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
留心, 注意, 留意

idioms:

• give heed    注意, 重视
• pay heed to    注意..., 留心...
• take heed of    注意..., 留心...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 留心, 注意
v. intr. - 注意, 留意
n. - 注意, 留心

idioms:

• give heed    注意, 重視
• pay heed to    注意..., 留心...
• take heed of    注意..., 留心...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 주의하다, 조심하다, 마음에 새기다
v. intr. - ~에 주의하다, 유의하다
n. - 주의, 배려

idioms:

• give heed    주의하다, 명심하다
• pay heed to    ~에 주의하다
• take heed of    ~에 조심하다, 중시하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 注意, 用心, 留意
v. - 心に留める

idioms:

• take heed of    気を付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انتباه, اهتمام, التفات (فعل) ينتبه أو يلتفت إلى, يبالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקשיב ל-, שם לב ל-‬
v. intr. - ‮השגיח ב-, שם לב ל-‬
n. - ‮תשומת-לב‬

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