What does "heed" mean?
Heed: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.Birds give more heed and mark words more than beasts. Bacon.
- 3.Careful consideration; obedient regard. Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard. Heb. ii.
- 4.3. A look or expression of heading. [R.] He did it with a serious mind; a heed Was in his countenance. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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