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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pay heed en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To give attention; to heed.
    • Now an thou wouldst get possession of this queen and wed this jewel seld-seen and enjoy her beauty and loveliness and grace, do thou pay heed to my words and keep them in thy memory. 1885, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “w:Hassan of Basra. [Night 789.]”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume VIII, [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC, page 44:
    • You needn't pay heed to his antics.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
paid heed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
paid heed Tense=Past lexicographic
pays heed Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
paying heed Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

pay no mind

Synonyms

pay attention · take heed · give heed