give+heed

  • 21heed — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēdan; akin to Old High German huota guard, Old English hōd hood Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to pay attention transitive verb to give consideration or attention to ; mind < heed&#8230; …

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  • 22heed — 1. noun /hiːd/ a) Attention; notice; observation; regard; – often used with give, pay or take. 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&#8230; …

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  • 23heed — [[t]hid[/t]] v. t. 1) to give attention; have regard 2) careful attention; notice • Etymology: bef. 900; ME heden, OE hēdan, c. OShōdian, OHG huoten to protect; akin to hood I heed′er, n …

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  • 24give diligence — Diligence Dil i*gence, n. [F. diligence, L. diligentia.] 1. The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; the opposite of negligence. [1913 Webster] 2. Interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to&#8230; …

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  • 25heed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attention, notice, regard, consideration, care. v. observe, care, notice, attend, regard; consider. See caution. Ant., ignore. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pay attention to, notice, be aware; see regard 1 …

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  • 26pay heed — verb give heed (to) The children in the audience attended the recital quietly She hung on his every word They attended to everything he said • Syn: ↑attend, ↑hang, ↑advert, ↑give ear …

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  • 27take heed — verb To pay attention. The king spoke and the lords took heed. See Also: give heed …

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  • 28pay heed (to somebody) — give/pay ˈheed (to sb/sth) | take ˈheed (of sb/sth) idiom (formal) to pay careful attention to sb/sth • They gave little heed to the rumours. • I paid no heed at the time but later I had cause to remember what he d said. • …

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  • 29pay heed (to something) — give/pay ˈheed (to sb/sth) | take ˈheed (of sb/sth) idiom (formal) to pay careful attention to sb/sth • They gave little heed to the rumours. • I paid no heed at the time but later I had cause to remember what he d said. • …

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  • 30take heed (of somebody) — give/pay ˈheed (to sb/sth) | take ˈheed (of sb/sth) idiom (formal) to pay careful attention to sb/sth • They gave little heed to the rumours. • I paid no heed at the time but later I had cause to remember what he d said. • …

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