heed

Pronunciation: /hiːd/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
  2. verb pay close attention to; give heed to

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

attentiveness, regard, paying attention

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
attention
Narrower (hyponyms)
advertence
Opposite (antonyms)
inattentiveness

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