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paying heed

paying heed is the present participle and gerund of pay heed.

Meaning of pay heed

Verb

pay heed (third-person singular simple present pays heed, present participle paying heed, simple past and past participle paid heed)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To give attention; to heed.
    • You needn't pay heed to his antics.
    Antonyms:
    pay no mind

Questions about paying heed

What is paying heed the present participle and gerund of?
Paying heed is the present participle and gerund of pay heed.

Words near paying heed in the dictionary

  1. paying down
  2. paying for itself
  3. paying for one's whistle
  4. paying forward
  5. paying good money after bad
  6. paying heed
  7. paying homage to
  8. paying home
  9. paying it forward
  10. paying nature's debt
  11. paying no heed

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