Heed
verb
To pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning.
She failed to heed his advice and it caused troubles for her.
Often appears as...
- heed my words
- heed the warning
noun
Attention to or regard for something, especially advice or a warning.
He pays no heed to the opinions of others.
Often appears as...
- pay heed to
- take heed of
verb
To pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning.
She failed to heed his advice and it caused troubles for her.
Often appears as...
- heed my words
- heed the warning
noun
Attention to or regard for something, especially advice or a warning.
He pays no heed to the opinions of others.
Often appears as...
- pay heed to
- take heed of
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Urgency or Importance
Used when emphasizing the importance of following advice or warnings that can have serious consequences.
You should heed the evacuation orders during a hurricane.
Pro Tip 2/3Respectful Attitude
Shows a respectful or careful consideration of someone's suggestions or teachings.
He always heeds his mentor's guidance before making decisions.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
May be used figuratively to suggest paying close attention to non-physical things, like instincts or feelings.
She heeded her intuition that something was amiss.
Pro Tip 1/3Urgency or Importance
Used when emphasizing the importance of following advice or warnings that can have serious consequences.
You should heed the evacuation orders during a hurricane.
Pro Tip 2/3Respectful Attitude
Shows a respectful or careful consideration of someone's suggestions or teachings.
He always heeds his mentor's guidance before making decisions.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
May be used figuratively to suggest paying close attention to non-physical things, like instincts or feelings.
She heeded her intuition that something was amiss.
Pro Tip 1/3Urgency or Importance
Used when emphasizing the importance of following advice or warnings that can have serious consequences.
You should heed the evacuation orders during a hurricane.
Pro Tip 2/3Respectful Attitude
Shows a respectful or careful consideration of someone's suggestions or teachings.
He always heeds his mentor's guidance before making decisions.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
May be used figuratively to suggest paying close attention to non-physical things, like instincts or feelings.
She heeded her intuition that something was amiss.
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Why should you read Toni...
and to question what freedom really means. She urges readers to ponder the power we have over each other, and to use that power wisely. In this way, "Beloved" remains a testimony to the destructiveness of hate, the redeeming power of love, and the responsibility we bear to heed the voices of the past.
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Bono: The good news on...
liberty is usually around the corner, even for the poorest of the poor -- facts that can challenge cynicism and the apathy that leads to inertia, facts that tell us what's working and, more importantly, what's not, so we can fix it, facts that if we hear them and heed them could help us
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Why school should start...
you might think, well, this is a no-brainer, right? So why have we as a society failed to heed this call? Often the argument against later start times goes something like "Why should we delay start times for teenagers? We need to toughen them up so they're ready for the real world!"
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The good news on poverty...
the corner even for the poorest of the poor facts that can challenge cynicism and the apathy that leads to inertia facts that tell us what's working and more importantly what's not so we can fix it facts that if we hear them and heed them
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How to seek truth in the...
by calling out human right abuses, you said, "Look, there are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about, because when you're neutral, you are an accomplice." So, do you feel that today's journalists aren't heeding that advice
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Jennifer B. Nuzzo: 3...
than we needed. Our hospitals weren’t ready for a surge of patients, and the outbreak in China was causing disruptions in global supplies of personal protective equipment and medicines. But our leaders didn't heed those alarms.
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Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
the wound somehow I was trying desperately to point it out to him but he paid no heed and eventually after 20 minutes or so we had to leave him eventually however he did find it eventually ting gana must have found the
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Life is messy. Embrace...
myself be wrapped in the dizzying embrace of chaos that I found peace in leaving some messes untied heed and some questions unanswered so much beauty can
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Rising Ocean Temperatures...
world finally decided to heed the ever rising mountain of evidence that had been piling up for years and began instead to galvanize our focus
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Lee Hotz: Inside an...
It is a voice of experience. It is a voice we should heed. Thank you.
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Why should you read Toni...
and to question what freedom really means. She urges readers to ponder the power we have over each other, and to use that power wisely. In this way, "Beloved" remains a testimony to the destructiveness of hate, the redeeming power of love, and the responsibility we bear to heed the voices of the past.
Video examples
Bono: The good news on...
liberty is usually around the corner, even for the poorest of the poor -- facts that can challenge cynicism and the apathy that leads to inertia, facts that tell us what's working and, more importantly, what's not, so we can fix it, facts that if we hear them and heed them could help us
Video examples
Why school should start...
you might think, well, this is a no-brainer, right? So why have we as a society failed to heed this call? Often the argument against later start times goes something like "Why should we delay start times for teenagers? We need to toughen them up so they're ready for the real world!"
Video examples
The good news on poverty...
the corner even for the poorest of the poor facts that can challenge cynicism and the apathy that leads to inertia facts that tell us what's working and more importantly what's not so we can fix it facts that if we hear them and heed them
Video examples
How to seek truth in the...
by calling out human right abuses, you said, "Look, there are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about, because when you're neutral, you are an accomplice." So, do you feel that today's journalists aren't heeding that advice
Video examples
Jennifer B. Nuzzo: 3...
than we needed. Our hospitals weren’t ready for a surge of patients, and the outbreak in China was causing disruptions in global supplies of personal protective equipment and medicines. But our leaders didn't heed those alarms.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
the wound somehow I was trying desperately to point it out to him but he paid no heed and eventually after 20 minutes or so we had to leave him eventually however he did find it eventually ting gana must have found the
Video examples
Life is messy. Embrace...
myself be wrapped in the dizzying embrace of chaos that I found peace in leaving some messes untied heed and some questions unanswered so much beauty can
Video examples
Rising Ocean Temperatures...
world finally decided to heed the ever rising mountain of evidence that had been piling up for years and began instead to galvanize our focus
Video examples
Lee Hotz: Inside an...
It is a voice of experience. It is a voice we should heed. Thank you.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
Everything that makes man's life worthwhile - family, work, education, a place to rear one's children and a place to rest one's head - all this depends on the decisions of government; all can be swept away by a government which does not heed the demands of its people, and I mean all of its people.
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Molly Antopol
American Writer
I always tell my students to seek out other writers as models, and though it took me years to heed my own advice, it really was life-altering when I found writers who wrote long stories, full of back story and side plots and sub-histories.
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David Brainerd
American Clergyman
Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others.
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Simon Hoggart
British Journalist
We all have our opinions. But I suspect that writers are actually less worth heeding, because they regard themselves as so uniquely important, so culturally sensitive.
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Vladimir Putin
Russian Statesman
At last, Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state - a country that others heed and that can stand up for itself.
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Pindar
Greek Poet
Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
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Dora Russell
English Celebrity
We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance.
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Tomi Lahren
American Journalist
Terrorists don't heed 'gun-free' signs.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
Everything that makes man's life worthwhile - family, work, education, a place to rear one's children and a place to rest one's head - all this depends on the decisions of government; all can be swept away by a government which does not heed the demands of its people, and I mean all of its people.
Quote examples
Molly Antopol
American Writer
I always tell my students to seek out other writers as models, and though it took me years to heed my own advice, it really was life-altering when I found writers who wrote long stories, full of back story and side plots and sub-histories.
Quote examples
David Brainerd
American Clergyman
Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others.
Quote examples
Simon Hoggart
British Journalist
We all have our opinions. But I suspect that writers are actually less worth heeding, because they regard themselves as so uniquely important, so culturally sensitive.
Quote examples
Vladimir Putin
Russian Statesman
At last, Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state - a country that others heed and that can stand up for itself.
Quote examples
Pindar
Greek Poet
Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
Quote examples
Marcel Proust
French Author
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
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Dora Russell
English Celebrity
We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance.
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Tomi Lahren
American Journalist
Terrorists don't heed 'gun-free' signs.
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