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given heed

given heed is the past participle of give heed.

Meaning of give heed

Verb

give heed (third-person singular simple present gives heed, present participle giving heed, simple past gave heed, past participle given heed)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To pay attention; to heed.
    • Neither giue heed to fables, and endleſſe genealogies, which miniſter queſtions, rather then edifying which is in faith: ſo doe.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 1:4

Questions about given heed

What is given heed the past participle of?
Given heed is the past participle of give heed.

Words near given heed in the dictionary

  1. given gray hair to
  2. given grey hair to
  3. given ground
  4. given hat
  5. given head
  6. given heed
  7. given her head
  8. given in
  9. given it a rest
  10. given it large
  11. given it mouth

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