take heed idiom Add to word list (also pay heed) to pay attention to something and be careful about it:

take heed (of someone or something) To pay close attention to and consider carefully (what someone or something indicates, advises, or instructs).

Define take heed. take heed synonyms, take heed pronunciation, take heed translation, English dictionary definition of take heed. Verb 1. take heed - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" listen, hear focus, pore, rivet,...

take heed (third-person singular simple present takes heed, present participle taking heed, simple past took heed, past participle taken heed) (intransitive, idiomatic) To pay attention.