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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Heed \Heed\, n. 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. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Heed \Heed\, v. i. To mind; to consider. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Heed \Heed\ (h[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heeded}; p. pr & vb n. {Heeding}.] [OE. heden, AS h[=e]dan; akin to OS h[=o]dian, D. hoeden, Fries. hoda, OHG. huoten, G. h["u]ten, Dan. hytte. [root]13. Cf {Hood}.] To mind; to regard with care to take notice of to attend to to observe. With pleasure Argus the musician heeds. --Dryden. Syn: To notice; regard; mind. See {Attend}, v. t. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: heed n : paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: {attentiveness}, {regard}, {paying attention}] [ant: {inattentiveness}] v : pay close attention to give heed to "Heed the advice of the old men" [syn: {mind}, {listen}]
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