heed

heed is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 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.
  2. 2.Birds give more heed and mark words more than beasts. Bacon.
  3. 3.Careful consideration; obedient regard. Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard. Heb. ii.
  4. 4.3. 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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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