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Webster 1913 Edition


Heed

Heed

(hēd)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Heeded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Heeding
.]
[OE.
heden
, AS.
hēdan
; akin to OS.
hōdian
, D.
hoeden
, Fries.
hoda
, OHG.
huoten
, G.
hüten
, Dan.
hytte
. √13. Cf.
Hood
.]
To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
Syn. – To notice; regard; mind. See
Attend
,
Verb.
T.

Heed

,
Verb.
I.
To mind; to consider.

Heed

,
Noun.
1.
Attention; notice; observation; regard; – often with give or take.
With wanton
heed
and giddy cunning.
Milton.
Amasa took no
heed
to the sword that was in Joab’s hand.
2 Sam. xx. 10.
Birds give more
heed
and mark words more than beasts.
Bacon.
2.
Careful consideration; obedient regard.
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest
heed
to the things which we have heard.
Heb. ii. 1.
3.
A look or expression of heading.
[R.]
He did it with a serious mind; a
heed

Was in his countenance.
Shakespeare
Heed′ful-ly
,
adv.
Heed′ful-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Heed

HEED

,
Verb.
T.
To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
With pleasure Argus the musician heeds.

HEED

,
Noun.
Care; attention.
With wanton heed and giddy cunning.
1.
Caution; care; watch for danger; notice; circumspection; usually preceded by take.
Take heed of evil company. Take heed to your ways.
Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand. 2 Sam.20.
2.
Notice; observation; regard; attention; often preceded by give.
The preacher gave good heed. Eccles.12.
Neither give heed to fables. 1 Tim.1.
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed. Heb.2.
3.
Seriousness; a steady look.
A heed.
Was in his countenance. [Unusual.]

Definition 2024


Heed

Heed

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Heed m (plural Heeden)

  1. heathen, pagan
Related terms
  • heednesch

Etymology 2

From Old High German heida, from Proto-Germanic *haiþī. Cognate with German Heide, English heath, Dutch heide, Icelandic heiði, Danish hede.

Noun

Heed f (plural Heeden)

  1. heath
  2. heather

heed

heed

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English

Noun

heed (uncountable)

  1. Careful attention.
    • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
      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.

Usage notes

  • Often used with give, pay or take.

Synonyms

Translations

Verb

heed (third-person singular simple present heeds, present participle heeding, simple past and past participle heeded)

  1. (obsolete) To guard, protect.
  2. (transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
    • Dryden
      With pleasure Argus the musician heeds.
    • 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, "Life in a Russian Prison," New York Times (retrieved 24 September 2013):
      Tolokonnikova not only tried to adjust to life in the penal colony but she even tried to heed the criticism levied at her by colony representatives during a parole hearing.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To pay attention, care.

Translations


Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hēafod.

Noun

heed (plural heeds)

  1. head (anatomy)

Related terms

Descendants

References

p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.