Heed vs Examination - What's the difference?
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Careful attention.
* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
* Dryden
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(archaic) To pay attention, care.
The act of examining.
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, title= Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or the like.
Heed is a related term of examination.
As nouns the difference between heed and examination
is that heed is heathen, pagan or heed can be heath while examination is the act of examining.heed
English
Noun
(-)- 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, regardVerb
(en verb)- With pleasure Argus the musician heeds .
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.
examination
English
(wikipedia examination)Noun
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