heedful

Variant of heed

heed definition

heed (hēd)

transitive verb

to pay close attention to; take careful notice of

Etymology: ME heden < OE hedan (< *hodjan: akin to Ger hüten) < base of hod (see hood) in the sense “care, keeping, protection”: for IE base see hat

intransitive verb

to pay attention

noun

close attention; careful notice

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