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Idiom

take heed

Meaning

To pay attention.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“You should take heed of his advice.”

“The captain warned the crew to take heed of the storm clouds gathering on the horizon.”

“If the government fails to take heed of the public's growing frustration, they will likely face significant political consequences in the upcoming election.”

Examples

simple

“You should take heed of his advice.”

contextual

“The captain warned the crew to take heed of the storm clouds gathering on the horizon.”

complex

“If the government fails to take heed of the public's growing frustration, they will likely face significant political consequences in the upcoming election.”

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