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heed (verb), heeds; heeded; heeding
1. To pay close attention to while hearing something; especially, to the advice or warnings that have been presented: There are many who heeded the warnings by the authorities and so they escaped safely.

Some people were not heeding the advice to find a better shelter and so they lost their lives.

2. To seriously consider what someone seems to know and to take it into account when considering what to do: Craig urged his children to heed the weather report, which was predicting freezing rain, before deciding to go downtown to see a movie.

Many people will be heeding the President's call to vote in the next election; but they may not necessarily vote for him.

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