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heed

/ˈhiːd/ noun C1
  1. Careful attention. (uncountable)
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Phillips paid no heed to Gilbert.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 114 · C1
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
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
He took no heed of any of us, but his eyes were fixed upon Holmes’s face with an expression in which hatred and amazement were equally blended.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 24 · C1

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