heed
Take to heart
Heed means to pay attention to something, especially advice or warning: She failed to heed the doctor's instructions.
The noun form appears in phrases like pay heed and take heed, both meaning to give careful attention: Take heed of what I'm telling you.
To give no heed is to ignore completely.
Concentrated attention point
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- noticeBecome aware of
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
concentration · mindfulness · regard · observance · attentiveness · watchfulness · cognizance · perception
Follow rules or requests
- followGo behind another
- observePerceive with attention
- respectRegard with honor
- mindSeat of consciousness
abide · defer · submit · acquiesce · conform · acknowledge · accept · honor
Perceive by ear
- earAuditory organ
- hearkenListen with attention
- harkListen, old-fashioned
- listenPerceive sound attentively
auditory · acoustic · receptive · attentive · audience · sound · overhear
Careful attention to risk
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- admonitionMild verbal correction
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
prudence · forethought · recommendation · discretion · circumspection · warning · alert · caveat
Troubled interest in something
mind · regard · consideration · solicitude · conscientiousness · diligence · thoroughness · meticulousness
focus
Concentrated attention point
vigilance · concentration · mindfulness · regard · observance · attentiveness · watchfulness · cognizance · perception · engagement
comply
Follow rules or requests
mind · abide · defer · submit · acquiesce · conform · acknowledge · accept · honor · adhere
hear
Perceive by ear
listen · auditory · acoustic · receptive · attentive · audience · sound · overhear
caution
Careful attention to risk
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- admonitionMild verbal correction
guidance · prudence · forethought · recommendation · discretion · circumspection · warning · alert · caveat · premonition
concern
Troubled interest in something
worry · mind · regard · consideration · solicitude · conscientiousness · diligence · thoroughness · meticulousness · scrupulousness
watch
Portable timekeeping device
spy · wiretap · eavesdrop · bug · tap · oversee · scrutinize · track · shadow · trail
- carefulnessattention, attentiveness, care, carefulness, caution
- mindfulnessmindfulness, meditation, meditate, breathe, breath
- alertnessalert, alertness, attentive, vigilance, vigilant
- attention-gettersalert, hey, look, listen, psst
- regardrespect, esteem, admiration, attention, consideration
- archaic imperativeshark, behold, begone, beware, halt
heedignore
Refuse to notice
disregard · neglect · overlook · inattention · heedlessness
- take heedGive careful attention
- pay heedListen with intent
- paid no heedRefused to notice
- paying heedActively noticing and considering
- pays no heedFails to attend
- paying no heedRefusing to notice
heedless, heedful, unheeded, heeded, heedlessly, heedlessness, heeding, heedfulness, heeds