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took heed

took heed is the simple past of take heed.

Meaning of take heed

Verb

take heed (third-person singular simple present takes heed, present participle taking heed, simple past took heed, past participle taken heed)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To pay attention.
    • The king spoke and the lords took heed.

Questions about took heed

What is took heed the simple past of?
Took heed is the simple past of take heed.

Words near took heed in the dictionary

  1. took from behind
  2. took gas
  3. took great pains
  4. took guard
  5. took heart
  6. took heed
  7. took hold
  8. took holy orders
  9. took home
  10. took horse
  11. took hostage

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