Heed Definition
hēd
heeded, heeding, heeds
verb
heeded, heeding, heeds
To pay close attention to; take careful notice of.
Webster's New World
To pay attention.
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noun
heeds
Close attention; careful notice.
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Origin of Heed
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From Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan (“to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receive”), from Proto-Germanic *hōdijaną (“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”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English heden from Old English hēdan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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