heed

Noun

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- "he spends without heed to the consequences"
Careful attention.

Verb

Verb Forms: heeded, heeding, heeds

To pay careful attention to; to take notice of.
pay close attention to; give heed to
- "Heed the advice of the old men"
To guard, protect.
To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
To pay attention, care.

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

attentiveness, listen, mind, paying attention, regard, attention, notice, observation

Antonyms

inattentiveness

Scrabble Score: 8

heed: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
heed: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
heed: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

heed: valid Words With Friends Word