Idiom
give heed
Meaning
To pay attention; to heed.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You should give heed to his advice.”
“The hikers failed to give heed to the weather warning, which led to a dangerous situation on the mountain.”
“History teaches us that leaders who refuse to give heed to the concerns of their people often face significant challenges to their authority.”
Examples
simple
“You should give heed to his advice.”
contextual
“The hikers failed to give heed to the weather warning, which led to a dangerous situation on the mountain.”
complex
“History teaches us that leaders who refuse to give heed to the concerns of their people often face significant challenges to their authority.”
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