take heed of

idiom

: to pay attention to
He failed to take heed of our advice.

Examples of take heed of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And some Bow residents say other parts of the country should take heed of the need for planning for the future. Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024 Policymakers should take heed of ongoing workforce needs for another reason as well, Eckhart said. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024 The Indigenous reverence for nature is one that any traveler planning a trip to Kenya should take heed of. Chloe Berge, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2024 Ultimately, Hayden said that public officials across the country need to take heed of what's going on on the east coast and start coming up with policies to prevent people from getting hurt by the negative effects of climate change. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 7 June 2023 Ultimately, Hayden said that public officials across the country need to take heed of what's going on on the east coast and start coming up with policies to prevent people from getting hurt by the negative effects of climate change. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 7 June 2023 The smartest companies will take heed of that message and apply every available resource, from the CEO on down, to disciplining, measuring, and ultimately improving their approach to hiring. Mark Murphy, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021 Business leaders should take heed of how quickly Congress hauled Zatko in, because this appears to be the start of a trend that highlights reputational risk. Eric Noonan, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Corporate real estate heads and office landlords who want to remain relevant must take heed of the lessons from this phenomenon that is playing out in real time. John Ward, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022

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“Take heed of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20heed%20of. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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