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heed.

Careful attention.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhiːd/[ˈhɪi̯d]

  1. Careful attention.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan (“to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receive”), from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan (“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”).

verb/ˈhiːd/[ˈhɪi̯d]

  1. To guard, protect.

    obsolete

  2. To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

    transitive

  3. To pay attention, care.

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan (“to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receive”), from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan (“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”).

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