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heed

/ˈhiːd/ noun C1
  1. Careful attention. (uncountable)
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Mercédès, however, paid no heed to this explanation of her lover’s arrest.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 35 · C1
See if I do not prick your neck with my sting.” The Draught-Mule replied, “I do not heed your threats; I only care for him who sits above you, and who quickens my pace with his whip, or holds me back with the reins.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 78 · B2
The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed, shouted in an agony of terror: “Pray, do come and help me; the Wolf is killing the sheep;” but no one paid any heed to his cries, nor rendered any assistance.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 19 · B2
The lamp went out for want of oil, but she paid no heed to the darkness, and dawn came, but she knew not that it was day.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 86 · C1

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