From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Heed \Heed\ (h[=e]d), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Heeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heeding}.] [OE. heden, AS. h[=e]dan; akin to OS. h[=o]dian, D. hoeden, Fries. hoda, OHG. huoten, G. h["u]ten, Dan. hytte. [root]13. Cf. {Hood}.] 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}, verb (used with an object)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Heed \Heed\, verb (used without an object) To mind; to consider.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: {attentiveness}, {regard}, {paying attention}] [ant: {inattentiveness}]
verb
1: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" [syn: {mind}, {listen}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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Let's see what we can do if we put our heads together.
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