heed

CEFRC1

/ˈhiːd/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To pay attention to advice, warnings, or instructions.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To guard, protect.

Examples

  • The man gave no heed to her loud protest.

  • The mountaineers set off, paying no heed to the severe blizzard.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈhɪi̯d]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

  2. To pay attention, care.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Careful attention.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • With pleasure Argus the musician heeds.

  • The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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”).