heeds

verb

present tense third-person singular of heed
1
as in follows
to take notice of and be guided by if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost

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2
as in listens
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing that boy never heeds when I caution him about running with his shoelaces untied

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Recent Examples of heeds McCollough’s sister and friends hope that her story can prevent another woman or fan who heeds Watts’ blanket endorsement of ketamine and other substances from falling into addiction. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 The salad, in McKinnon’s kitchen, wonders and wanders, and the author heeds its inquisitiveness. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026 Their midnight rendezvous seems doomed to end in a quarrel until Mysaria heeds Sylvi’s advice. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Clients of increasingly popular boutique fitness classes such as Solidcore are expressing frustration about cleaning practices, saying they are expected to clean their own machine after each class, but not everyone heeds the guidance. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 15 July 2026 And whether Bianco actually heeds Hilton’s call to drop out of the race, well, that’s a bit of a long shot, election observers said. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026 Meltzer heeds the playwright’s direction, and the cast sustains that energy, keeping scenes moving seamlessly from intimate exchanges to larger ensemble moments. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026 If Johnston heeds that warning, the mayor will likely have to find a proposal that balances workers’ need for a living wage with the desire to attract businesses to the city core in order to find enough council support to pass the legislation. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025 The child—who has never been photographed before—heeds the photographer’s injunction to look straight ahead. — Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heeds
  1. follows
  2. listens
  3. notes
  4. hears
Verb
  • The 12-episode series – produced by Studio Dragon and released as a TVING original on CJ ENM‘s Korean streaming platform – follows Kang Seong-jae, played by Park Ji-hoon, a young man who joins the military to escape a difficult reality.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
  • White Pony ranks as the group’s second-longest-running effort with 40 frames somewhere on the tally, while Koi No Yokan follows with 15.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of follows
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  • Cramer, who sometimes listens to Metallica while driving his truck, is one of the few smokejumpers on the base with a crewcut.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Whether Washington listens is exactly what Kelly and Slok are both betting against.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of listens
Verb
  • The document notes that the demographic makeup of each potential zone is not necessarily the same as the makeup of the LRSD students in that zone.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But the new report notes that the AI agents spent considerably more time on this message board discussing those cybersecurity challenges that were extremely difficult, suggesting the agents had a high motivation to solve them.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of notes
Verb
  • Deadline hears that organizers originally wanted CEO Neal Mohan, which would have been an exceptional booking.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kumi hears the downstream version of that in her applications.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Heeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heeds. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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