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Heed vs Point_out - What's the difference?

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Heed is a related term of point_out.


As a noun heed

is heathen, pagan or heed can be heath.

As a verb point_out is

(idiomatic) to identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.

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.

    • point_out

    English

    Verb

  • (idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
    • He pointed out the little brown bird in the tree.
    She pointed out the two drummers in the class.
  • (figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.
    • I would just like to point out that we need to finish our meeting by 9 o'clock.

    Anagrams

    * English phrasal verbs