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Feeded vs Heeded - What's the difference?

feeded | heeded |

As verbs the difference between feeded and heeded

is that feeded is (nonstandard) (feed) while heeded is (heed).

feeded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (nonstandard) (feed)
  • * 1946 , James T. Farrell, Bernard Clare
    • Eva straightened out her dress as she sat down, and Mickey ran over to her. She bent down, straightened his cap, and arranged his clothing. She kissed him. "Mommy, I feeded the pigeons," he said.

    Usage notes

    * Generally an error by non-native speakers.

    heeded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (heed)

    • heed

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Careful attention.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
    • Then for a few minutes I did not pay much heed to what was said, being terribly straitened for room, and cramped with pain from lying so long in one place.

    Usage notes

    * Often used with give, pay or take.

    Synonyms

    * (careful attention) attention, notice, observation, regard

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
  • * Dryden
    • With pleasure Argus the musician heeds .
  • * 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, " Life in a Russian Prison," New York Times (retrieved 24 September 2013):
    • Tolokonnikova not only tried to adjust to life in the penal colony but she even tried to heed the criticism levied at her by colony representatives during a parole hearing.
  • (archaic) To pay attention, care.