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heed

/hiːd/
Meanings
  • Verb

    Give attention to; listen and take action in response to a warning or advice.

    - "You should heed the warnings of the fire department during a evacuation."
    - "The doctor advised her to heed his instructions for a full recovery."
  • Verb

    Pay close attention; give careful thought.

    - "The jury must heed every detail of the trial before reaching a verdict."
    - "Heed the teacher's instructions for a good grade."
Pronunciation
  1. /hiːd/



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Synonyms

attention , notice , observation , regard
Rhymes
Words rhyming with heed
need , feed , deed , seed , greed , reed
Homophones
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  1. heed (Scottish Gaelic) : a hedge, fence

  2. heed (English) : a hearing or trial

Variants
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heed , heeded , heeding , heeds , pay heed to , take heed of , tee-hee , tee-heed , tee-heeing , tee-hees , tehee
Forms
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heeds, heeded, heeding, heedful

Etymology
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Old English hēdan (to heed, attend, obey); related to hēafod (head).

Trivia
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  1. The word 'heed' is related to the word 'head'.

  2. The term 'heed' is used in various fields, including law, medicine, and finance.

  3. In some dialects of English, 'heed' can be used as a noun to mean 'a hearing or trial'.

  4. The verb 'heed' can be used transitively or intransitively.

  5. The word 'heed' comes from Old English 'hēdan', which means 'to heed, attend, obey'.

Related Concepts
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  1. attention: The act of focusing one's mental concentration on a task or situation.

  2. obedience: The act of complying with the commands or wishes of someone in authority.

Quotes
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  1. However, he should "heed" an axiom from the pretelevision age: physician, heal thyself.

    - George F. Will,{it}Newsweek{/it},17 Mar. 1986

  2. In-line skating is not for everyone, and even those for whom it is ideally suited can skate into trouble, especially if they fail to "heed" safety precautions.

    - Jane E. Brody,{it}New York Times{/it},2 May 1991

  3. It may be possible to desensitize a cat to being petted for extended periods.  … A safer solution is to consistently limit petting time, and to "heed" the cat's cues that she's had enough.

    - {it}Cat Watch{/it},August 2008
Culture
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In literature, 'heed' is often used to describe the importance of paying attention and listening to advice. For example, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth urges her husband to 'heed not' the witches' prophecies, but he ultimately disregards her advice and pays a heavy price.

How to Memorize "heed"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine the word 'heed' as a tree with the roots representing the word's meaning: paying attention and taking action. Visualize the tree growing and providing shelter and nourishment to those who heed its advice.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'heed' with the idea of listening carefully and following instructions to ensure success.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym H.E.E.D: Hear, Evaluate, Execute, and Deliver to remember the steps of heeding advice or a warning.

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