heed
Careful attentionCareful attention.
» Tom failed to heed warning signs.
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1 senses(uncountable)Careful attention.
внима́ниеvnimánije, забо́таzabóta
- paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
Examples
43 sentencesTom failed to heed warning signs.
Tom didn't heed his father's advice.
Tom doesn't heed any advice from Mary.
deTom beherzigt keinen der Ratschläge Marias. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You should've heeded my warning when you had the chance.
Tom heeded the warning.
deTom beachtete die Warnung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan (“to heed, take care, observe, attend, gFrom 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”).
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people):attentivenessregardpaying attention
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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