heed

verb (heed, heeds, heeded, heeding); noun (heed; uncountable)

«heed» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(formal) To heed advice or a warning is to pay attention to it and do what it says. tree →
Heed (noun) means attention: «take heed», «pay no heed». tree →

In the lessons

A slightly old-fashioned or formal word in stories, fables and safety messages: «Heed the warning signs». It tells the reader whether a character listened to good advice. Phrases: «heed the warning», «take heed», «pay heed to», «pay no heed».

Examples

The sailors did not heed the storm warning. tree →
Heed your teacher's advice and check your work. tree →
Take heed: the ice is thin! tree →
The boy who cried wolf found that no one heeded him. tree →
She paid no heed to the rude comments. tree →
Heed the signs and keep away from the cliff edge. tree →
'You did not heed my words,' he said gravely. tree →

Note

Formal; everyday: «listen to», «pay attention to». Adjective: «heedless» (careless), as in «heedless of danger». «Heedful» is rare.

In Jewish tradition

"Take heed" means be careful, watch out. It is an old expression.

Interpretation. "Take heed to thyself" is a warning to keep the commandments. The rabbis often use this kind of verse to teach care in obeying the law.

Examples

Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest; (Torah DEU.12.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land. (Torah DEU.12.19, JPS 1917) tree →
And he answered and said: 'Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD putteth in my mouth?' (Torah NUM.23.12, JPS 1917) tree →
Nay; but He would give heed unto me. (Writings JOB.23.6, JPS 1917) tree →
By taking heed thereto according to Thy word. (Writings PSA.119.9, JPS 1917) tree →
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. (Prophets JOS.23.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Formal; everyday: «listen to», «pay attention to». Adjective: «heedless» (careless), as in «heedless of danger». «Heedful» is rare.

Early Modern English

Meaning

To pay attention to something and act on it, such as a warning or a command. tree →

Then and now

Today we say "pay attention" or "listen". The sense is the same in these sentences, but "take heed to" is an old way of saying "be careful".

Examples

Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest; (Torah DEU.12.13, JPS 1917) tree →
But nobody heeded what he said. (Celtic Fairy Tales) tree →
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land. (Torah DEU.12.19, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: attention.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «heed» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«heed» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «heed» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«heed» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «heed» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«heed» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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