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English noun: heed

1. heed (cognition) paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)


SamplesHis attentiveness to her wishes.
He spends without heed to the consequences.


Synonymsattentiveness, paying attention, regard


Broader (hypernym)attending, attention


Narrower (hyponym)advertence, advertency


Attributeattentive, heedful, heedless, paying attention, thoughtful, unheeding


Antonymsheedlessness, inattentiveness


English verb: heed

1. heed (social) pay close attention to; give heed to


SamplesHeed the advice of the old men.


Synonymslisten, mind


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)obey









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