Dictionary entry

Heed (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Heed, n. 1. Attention; notice; observation; regard; — often with give or take.

With wanton heed and giddy cunning. Milton.

Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand. 2 Sam. xx. 10.

Birds give more heed and mark words more than beasts. Bacon.

2. Careful consideration; obedient regard.

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard. Heb. ii. 1.

3. A look or expression of heading.

He did it with a serious mind; a heed

Was in his countenance. Shak.