Heed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hiːd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heed is a noun meaning Careful attention.
Meaning
Careful attention.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
- (intransitive, archaic) To pay attention, care.
- (obsolete) To guard, protect.
Example Sentences
With pleasure Argus the musician heeds.
The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.
"It comes back to me that I wanted to say something to the driver and that I couldn't make him heed me."
Then for a few minutes I did not pay much heed to what was said, being terribly straitened for room, and cramped with pain from lying so long in one place.
Word Forms
- heeds
- heeding
- heeded
Synonyms for heed
Depending on context, synonyms include attention, notice, observation, regard, consider, mark.
Antonyms for heed
Common opposites include inattentiveness, heedlessness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include attentiveness, regard, listen, mind, beware, attend.
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