paid attention to advice or a warning and acted on it.
From Old English 'hēdan' meaning to care for or guard. The word comes from Proto-Germanic roots related to perception and attention.
Interestingly, 'heed' and 'head' share the same ancient root—both literally and figuratively, your head is what you 'turn' toward things you heed.
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