All 7 Uses
heed
in
The Red Badge of Courage
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- They heeded not the largest and longest of the oaths that were thrown at them from all directions.†
Chpt 4 *heeded = paid close attention to; or did what was suggested
- At last he burst the bonds which had fastened him to the spot and fled, unheeding the underbrush.†
Chpt 7unheeding = ignoringstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unheeding means not and reverses the meaning of heeding. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- They were heedless of his appeals.†
Chpt 12heedless = 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 youth, after rushing about and throwing interrogations at the heedless bands of retreating infantry, finally clutched a man by the arm.†
Chpt 12
- These two had slumbered in an embrace, but the weapon had been allowed in time to fall unheeded to the ground.†
Chpt 13unheeded = 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.
- There was the delirium that encounters despair and death, and is heedless and blind to the odds.†
Chpt 19heedless = 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.
- One arm swung high, and the curved hand fell with heavy protest on the friend's unheeding shoulder.†
Chpt 19unheeding = ignoringstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unheeding means not and reverses the meaning of heeding. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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)