What does pay heed mean?

pay heed

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

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"You needn't pay heed to his antics."
"Now an thou wouldst get possession of this queen and wed this jewel seld-seen and enjoy her beauty and loveliness and grace, do thou pay heed to my words and keep them in thy memory."

pays heed (present, singular) paying heed (participle, present) paid heed (participle, past) paid heed (past)

pay no mind

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