heed

heed

verb

Definition of HEED

1

to take notice of and be guided by <if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost>

Synonyms follow, listen (to), mind, note, observe, regard, watch

Related Words consider, contemplate, mull, ponder, weigh; comply (with), conform (to), keep, obey, respect; attend (to), hark (to), hear, hearken (to); mark, notice, see

Near Antonyms brush (aside or off), discount, dismiss, gloss (over), gloze (over), neglect, pass over, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn, shrug off; defy, flout; slight, snub

Antonyms disregard, ignore, tune out

2

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing <that boy never heeds when I caution him about running with his shoelaces untied>

Synonyms attend, hark, harken, hear, hearken, heed, mind

Near Antonyms discount, disregard

Antonyms ignore, tune out