attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention
(noun) paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); âhis attentiveness to her wishesâ; âhe spends without heed to the consequencesâ
heed, mind, listen
(verb) pay close attention to; give heed to; âHeed the advice of the old menâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
heed (uncountable)
Careful attention.
• Often used with give, pay or take.
• (careful attention): attention, notice, observation, regard; see also attention
heed (third-person singular simple present heeds, present participle heeding, simple past and past participle heeded)
(obsolete) To guard, protect.
(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
(intransitive, archaic) To pay attention, care.
• ehed, hede
Source: Wiktionary
Heed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Heeding.] Etym: [OE. heden, AS. h; akin to OS. hdian, D. hoeden, Fries. hoda, OHG. huoten, G. hĂŒten, Dan. hytte.Hood.]
Definition: To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe. With pleasure Argus the musician heeds. Dryden.
Syn.
– To notice; regard; mind. See Attend, v. t.
Heed, v. i.
Definition: To mind; to consider.
Heed, n.
1. Attention; notice; observation; regard; -- often with give or take. With wanton heed and giddy cunning. Milton. Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand. 2 Sam. xx. 10. Birds give more heed and mark words more than beasts. Bacon.
2. Careful consideration; obedient regard. Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard. Heb. ii. 1.
3. A look or expression of heading. [R.] He did it with a serious mind; a heed Was in his countenance. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
