heed

«heed» in Mova's school dictionary: to pay attention to it and do what it says — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (heed, heeds, heeded, heeding); noun (heed; uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To heed advice or a warning is to pay attention to it and do what it says. tree →

2) Heed (noun) means attention: «take heed», «pay no heed». tree →

sense in the lessons

A slightly old-fashioned or formal word in stories, fables and safety messages: «Heed the warning signs». It tells the reader whether a character listened to good advice. Phrases: «heed the warning», «take heed», «pay heed to», «pay no heed».

examples

• The sailors did not heed the storm warning. tree →
• Heed your teacher's advice and check your work. tree →
• Take heed: the ice is thin! tree →
• The boy who cried wolf found that no one heeded him. tree →
• She paid no heed to the rude comments. tree →
• Heed the signs and keep away from the cliff edge. tree →
• 'You did not heed my words,' he said gravely. tree →

note

Formal; everyday: «listen to», «pay attention to». Adjective: «heedless» (careless), as in «heedless of danger». «Heedful» is rare.

In the corpora

• And he answered and said: 'Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD putteth in my mouth?'
• Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
• Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;
• Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land.
• Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «heed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.