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English Dictionary: heed by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heed
n
  1. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"
    Synonym(s): attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention
    Antonym(s): heedlessness, inattentiveness
v
  1. pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"
    Synonym(s): heed, mind, listen
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\ (h[emac]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heeded}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Heeding}.] [OE. heden, AS. h[emac]dan; akin to OS.
      h[omac]dian, D. hoeden, Fries. hoda, OHG. huoten, G.
      h[81]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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heed \Heed\, v. i.
      To mind; to consider.
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