| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  h d |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: heed·ed, heed·ing, heeds
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | To pay attention to; listen to and consider: “He did not heed my gibes, and chattered on” (Sean O'Faolain). | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To pay attention. | | NOUN: | Close attention; notice. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English heden, from Old English hdan.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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