Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To pay attention.

    The king spoke and the lords took heed.

    But since I love some of you, I urge you again to take heed of my warning.

    listen and pay attention

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Take heed of her advice.

    ruПрислушайся к её совету.

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  2. Take heed of the risks involved, as your behavior may lead to disastrous outcomes.

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  3. Take heed of his advice.

    ruПрислушайся к его совету.

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  4. And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.

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Forms

takes heed, taking heed, took heed, taken heed
Base formtake heed · to take heed
3rd person singulartakes heed
Present participletaking heed
Past simpletook heed
Past participletaken heed

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake heed
he, she, ittakes heed

Past simpleLesson

all personstook heed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken heed
he, she, ithas taken heed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take heed

Synonyms

5 synonyms
listenA1give heedpay heedheed
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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