Heed
[hiːd] or [hid]
Definition
(verb.) pay close attention to; give heed to; 'Heed the advice of the old men'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
(v. i.) To mind; to consider.
(n.) Attention; notice; observation; regard; -- often with give or take.
(n.) Careful consideration; obedient regard.
(n.) A look or expression of heading.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Regard, mind, notice, mark, observe, attend to, give heed to, pay attention to, take notice of.
n. Regard, notice, care, attention, caution, heedfulness, watchfulness, wariness, vigilance, circumspection, observation.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See HEED]
SYN:Mind, regard, notice, attend_to, observe
ANT:Disregard, slight, ignore
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Definition
v.t. to observe: to look after: to attend to.—n. notice: caution: attention.—adj. Heed′ful attentive cautious.—adv. Heed′fully.—ns. Heed′fulness; Heed′iness (Spens.).—adj. Heed′less inattentive: careless.—n. Heed′lesshood (Spens.).—adv. Heed′lessly.—n. Heed′lessness.—adj. Heed′y (Spens.) heedful careful.
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Examples
- She sits upon her stone, and takes no heed of him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But she would not heed, and just then the ape charged, so that Clayton could say no more. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Take heed, Oliver! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He took no heed of any of us, but his eyes were fixed upon Holmes's face with an expression in which hatred and amazement were equally blended. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He saw that she would take no further heed of his expostulation, so he began to pour the tea. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She might tear her long hair and cry her great eyes out, but there was not a person to heed or to deplore the discomfiture. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He took heed of nothing but the ice, the snow, and the distance, until he saw a light ahead, which he knew gleamed from the Lock House window. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Twice I called him by his name, in the tone in which I might have tried to rouse a sleeper, before he heeded me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He should have heeded her for Eustacia's sake even more than for his own. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Mr. Rochester heard, but heeded not: he stood stubborn and rigid, making no movement but to possess himself of my hand. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The Captain had hung over her piano twenty times of an evening (my Lady was now upstairs, being ill, and nobody heeded her) as Miss Sharp sang. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The Claytons heeded Black Michael's instructions so well that they saw but little of the crew and knew nothing of the plans the men were making. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The spinster aunt heeded not the remark; she thought it applied to Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She had neither heeded nor heard me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The merry King, nothing heeding his dignity any more than his company, laughed, quaffed, and jested among the jolly band. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Let us help each other through seasons of want and woe as well as we can, without heeding in the least the scruples of vain philosophy. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The boy grew so like his mother,' said the woman, rambling on, and not heeding the question, 'that I could never forget it when I saw his face. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Keep your eyes open,' said Wardle, not heeding the question in the excitement of the moment. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I have forgotten 'auld lang syne,' you see, Harry, said Miss Keeldar, answering young Sympson, and not heeding Caroline. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He was looking at her steadfastly, scarcely heeding what she said. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But the gentleman whom he addressed was determined to remain in good temper, and went on without heeding the interruption. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Editor: Pedro