All 5 Uses of
heed
in
Jane Eyre
- Amy Eshton, not hearing or not heeding this dictum, joined in with her soft, infantine tone: "Louisa and I used to quiz our governess too; but she was such a good creature, she would bear anything: nothing put her out.†
p. 207.0heeding = paying close attention to; or doing what is suggested
- I bethought myself to go upstairs and see how the dying woman sped, who lay there almost unheeded: the very servants paid her but a remittent attention: the hired nurse, being little looked after, would slip out of the room whenever she could.†
p. 273.2unheeded = ignoredstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unheeded means not and reverses the meaning of heeded. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- She heeded nothing of what I said; but when she had tasted the water and drawn breath, she went on thus "I tell you I could not forget it; and I took my revenge: for you to be adopted by your uncle, and placed in a state of ease and comfort, was what I could not endure.†
p. 275.6heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
- Mr. Rochester heard, but heeded not: he stood stubborn and rigid, making no movement but to possess himself of my hand.†
p. 334.2 *
- He pursued his own thoughts without heeding me.†
p. 514.5heeding = paying close attention to; or doing what is suggested
Definition:
pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested -- especially with regard to a warning or other advice