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pays heed

pays heed is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pays heed

What is pays heed the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pays heed is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay heed.

Words near pays heed in the dictionary

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

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