heed  (h ēd)
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v. heed·ed, heed·ing, heeds v.tr. To pay attention to; listen to and consider: "He did not heed my gibes, and chattered on" (Sean O'Faolain). v.intr. To pay attention. n. Close attention; notice.
[Middle English heden, from Old English hēdan.] |
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