All 22 Uses
heed
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The Return of the King
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- 'It is all that I have to spare, for there is much else to heed,' he said to Gandalf.†
Chpt 5.1heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
- Bergil proved a good comrade, the best company Pippin had had since he parted from Merry, and soon they were laughing and talking gaily as they went about the streets, heedless of the many glances that men gave them.†
Chpt 5.1heedless = ignorant or ignoring; or not following advicestandard suffix: The suffix "-less" in heedless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.
- The Pukel-men they called them, and heeded them little: no power or terror was left in them; but Merry gazed at them with wonder and a feeling almost of pity, as they loomed up mournfully in the dusk.†
Chpt 5.3heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
- He beckoned Gandalf to a seat, but Pippin was left for a while standing unheeded.†
Chpt 5.4unheeded = 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.
- Curses they heeded not, nor understood the tongues of western men; crying with harsh voices like beasts and carrion-birds.†
Chpt 5.4heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
- And by him his father sat, and said nothing, but watched, and gave no longer any heed to the defence.†
Chpt 5.4heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
- Men flying back from the burning passed him, and some seeing his livery turned and shouted, but he paid no heed.†
Chpt 5.4
- Slowly, trampling the fallen, he rode forth, heeding no longer any dart.†
Chpt 5.4heeding = paying close attention to; or doing what is suggested
- As well as we could guess, there are few left upon the out-wall, and they are heedless, busy in destruction.†
Chpt 5.5heedless = ignorant or ignoring; or not following advicestandard suffix: The suffix "-less" in heedless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.
- Slowly, slowly he began to crawl aside; but the Black Captain, in doubt and malice intent upon the woman before him, heeded him no more than a worm in the mud.†
Chpt 5.6heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
- And still Meriadoc the hobbit stood there blinking through his tears and no one spoke to him, indeed none seemed to heed him.
Chpt 5.6 *heed = pay attention to
- Now slowly and sadly Merry walked beside the bearers, and he gave no more heed to the battle.†
Chpt 5.6heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
- He gave little heed to the wreck and slaughter that lay about all.†
Chpt 5.8
- 'I have been too busy with this and that to heed all the crying and shouting,' she answered.†
Chpt 5.8
- Unless, of course, you give heed to rhymes of old days which women such as our good Ioreth still repeat without understanding.†
Chpt 5.8
- And over the wide land, trampling unheeded the grass and the flowers, we hunted our foes through a day and a night, until we came at the bitter end to the Great River at last.†
Chpt 5.9unheeded = 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.
- 'For my part I heeded them not,' said Gimli; 'for we came then at last upon battle in earnest.†
Chpt 5.9heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
- To prudence some heed must still be given.†
Chpt 5.9heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
- Visible or invisible none could pass unheeded.†
Chpt 6.1unheeded = 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.
- Sam gave no more heed to him.†
Chpt 6.3heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
- The Dunlendings fled and hid themselves, for they were afraid of Elvish Folk, though few indeed ever came to their country; but the travellers did not heed them, for they were still a great company and were well provided with all that they needed; and they went on their way at their leisure, setting up their tents when they would.†
Chpt 6.6
- No one paid any heed to their orders; but as the ruffians passed, they closed in quietly behind and followed them.†
Chpt 6.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(heed) pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested -- especially with regard to a warning or other advice
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)