The difference between Heed and Listen
When used as verbs, heed means to guard, protect, whereas listen means to pay attention to a sound or speech.
Heed is also noun with the meaning: careful attention.
check bellow for the other definitions of Heed and Listen
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Heed as a noun:
Careful attention.
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Heed as a verb (obsolete):
To guard, protect.
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Heed as a verb (transitive):
To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
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Heed as a verb (intransitive, archaic):
To pay attention, care.
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Listen as a verb (intransitive):
To pay attention to a sound or speech.
Examples:
"Please listen carefully as I explain.  nowrap I like to listen to music."
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Listen as a verb (intransitive):
To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.
Examples:
"You should listen for the starting gun."
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Listen as a verb (intransitive):
To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
Examples:
"'Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because nowrap I was upset, OK?  nowrap Good children listen to their parents."
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Listen as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- attention vs heed
- heed vs notice
- heed vs observation
- heed vs regard
- attend vs listen
- behear vs listen
- give ear vs listen
- hark vs listen
- hear vs listen
- heed vs listen
- list vs listen
- listen vs mind
- listen vs note
- listen vs pay attention
- ignore vs listen
- await vs listen
- anticipate vs listen
- expect vs listen
- listen vs wait for
- agree vs listen
- assent vs listen
- hearken vs listen
- listen vs mind
- listen vs obey
- disobey vs listen
- disregard vs listen
- hear vs listen
- listen vs mind
- heed vs listen