The difference between Attend to and Heed

When used as verbs, attend to means to serve, whereas heed means to guard, protect.


Heed is also noun with the meaning: careful attention.

check bellow for the other definitions of Attend to and Heed

  1. Attend to as a verb:

    To serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on.

  2. Attend to as a verb:

    To diligently work on; to pay attention to.

    Examples:

    "You should attend to your studies if you plan to succeed in the exams."

  1. Heed as a noun:

    Careful attention.

  1. Heed as a verb (obsolete):

    To guard, protect.

  2. Heed as a verb (transitive):

    To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

  3. Heed as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To pay attention, care.

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