heed
Meaning
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Careful attention.
Synonyms
pay attention to
listen to
show consideration for
be attentive
comply with
pay heed to
be thoughtful concerning
take care about
count the cost
learn from
be attentive to
be informed
care about
take account
take account of
take warning from
give ear to
be mindful
have forethought
weigh the consequences
be convinced
give credence to
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hiːd/
Etymology
From Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan (“to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receive”), from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan (“to heed, guard”), from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to heed, protect”). Cognate with West Frisian hoedje (“to heed”), Dutch hoeden (“to heed”), German hüten (“to heed”).
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