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heed

/ˈhid/HEED
/ˈhid/HEED

Meaningminding, caring for

Common meaning: to pay attention to

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhedansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhedensource
  3. Englishheed‘to pay attention to’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hedan ‘minding, caring for’.

Roots

  • hedan Old English “minding, caring for”

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