Notice vs Heed - What's the difference?

Heed is a synonym of notice.

In transitive terms the difference between notice and heed

is that notice is to detect; to perceive with the mind while heed is to mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

notice

English

Noun

(en noun)

The act of observing; perception.

*:Athelstan Arundel walked homeHe walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.

*(Isaac Watts) (1674-1748)

*:How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons?

(lb) A written or printed announcement.

(lb) A formal notification or warning.

The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice .

(senseid) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.

(lb) A published critical review of a play or the like.(rfex)

(lb) Prior notification.

*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

*:Ihave given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here.

(lb) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

Derived terms

* short notice

Verb

(notic)

To observe or take notice of.

* 1991 ,

So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].}}

To detect; to perceive with the mind.

Synonyms

* recognize

Antonyms

* ignore * neglect

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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.