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Word: Pay heed

Meaning: "Pay heed" is a phrase that means to listen carefully or pay attention to something important. When you pay heed, you recognize that something is worth your attention.

Usage Instructions:

• You can use "pay heed" when you want to advise someone to listen carefully or consider what is being said or done.
• It is often used in formal or literary contexts.

Example:

• "The teacher told the students to pay heed to the instructions before starting the test."

Advanced Usage:

• In more complex sentences, you might see it used in a warning context, such as: "You should pay heed to the safety guidelines when using this equipment."

Word Variants:

• The phrase can be altered slightly in structure but keeps the same meaning. For example:
  • "Heed" can be used on its own: "You should heed the advice given by your mentor."

Different Meanings:

• "Heed" by itself also means to listen or pay attention. So, "pay heed" is a more emphatic way of saying to listen carefully.

Synonyms:

• Listen
• Pay attention
• Take notice
• Consider
• Heed

Idioms:

• "Take heed" is a similar phrase that means to pay attention or be cautious about something. For example: "Take heed of the warnings about the storm."

Phrasal Verbs:

• While "pay heed" itself is not a phrasal verb, you might find related phrases like "take in" (to understand and remember information) or "look out for" (to be aware of and pay attention to something).

Summary:

"Pay heed" is an important phrase that encourages careful listening and attention. It’s often used when someone wants to emphasize the importance of information or advice.

Academic

Verb

1. give heed (to)
   • The children in the audience attended the recital quietly
   • She hung on his every word
   • They attended to everything he said

Synonyms

• attend
• hang
• advert
• give ear