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heed

/hiːd/verb

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ध्यान देना, (सलाह) मानना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sb/sth formal

    to pay careful attention to somebody's advice or warning

    ध्यान देना, (सलाह) मानना

    • He did not heed the warning.
    • If you had heeded the doctor's warning, you would not be ill now.
    • Farmers should heed the weather warning and harvest early.
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    • Few people heeded his advice about saving money.
    • Heed my words, for this mistake could cost you marks.

    Synonyms pay attention to listen to mind note obey

    Opposite ignore disregard neglect flout

noun
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    [U] take ~ (of sb/sth) | pay ~ (to sb/sth) formal

    careful attention to somebody or something

    ध्यान

    • Take heed of what the teacher says.
    • The young driver paid no heed to the speed limit near the school.
    • The driver took no heed of the red signal.
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    • Pay heed to the instructions on the question paper.
    • Students should take heed of their teachers' feedback.

    Synonyms attention notice note regard consideration

    Opposite disregard inattention

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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Homophone: heed (pay attention) and he'd (he had or he would) sound alike.

Homophone: heed (ध्यान देना) और he'd (he had या he would) एक जैसे सुनाई देते हैं।

Keep the attention words together: heed, mind, note, regard, observe.

ध्यान के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: heed, mind, note, regard, observe।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective heedless means not paying attention ('heedless of the danger').

Adjective heedless का अर्थ ध्यान न देने वाला है ('heedless of the danger')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Take heed of sth, pay heed to sth, heed advice, heed a warning.

Collocations: take heed of sth (किसी बात पर ध्यान देना), pay heed to sth (किसी की बात पर ध्यान देना), heed advice (सलाह मानना), heed a warning (चेतावनी पर ध्यान देना)। Heed का अर्थ सावधानी से ध्यान देना है।