take heed
To pay attention.
The king spoke and the lords took heed.
ADJ.
all, failed, healthy, loud, paying, public, severe, slightest
VERB + HEED
couldn't, doesn't, don't, gave, get, make, paid, pay
HEED + NOUN
advice, exam, food, opinion, warnings
PREP.
from, off, with
noun
Careful attention.
Then for a few minutes I did not pay much heed to what was said, being terribly straitened for room, and cramped with pain from lying so long in one place.
verb
To guard, protect.
To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
With pleasure Argus the musician heeds.
"It comes back to me that I wanted to say something to the driver and that I couldn't make him heed me."
To pay attention, care.
To pay attention.
The king spoke and the lords took heed.
To pay attention; to heed.
Neither giue heed to fables, and endleſſe genealogies, which miniſter queſtions, rather then edifying which is in faith: ſo doe.
To give attention; to heed.
You needn't pay heed to his antics.
Then for a few minutes I did not pay much heed to what was said, being terribly straitened for room, and cramped with pain from lying so long in one place.
WiktionaryWith pleasure Argus the musician heeds.
Wiktionary"It comes back to me that I wanted to say something to the driver and that I couldn't make him heed me."
WiktionaryThe help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.
WiktionaryThe man gave no heed to her loud protest.
Tatoeba · #45269The mountaineers set off, paying no heed to the severe blizzard.
Tatoeba · #238493i Register
In some senses, heed is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.