🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Prestar atenção

Pronunciation / Transliteration: presˈtaʁ atẽˈsɐ̃w

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Heed/hiːd/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Você deve prestar atenção aos avisos."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To pay attention to; to take notice of.

    "You should heed the warnings about the storm."
As noun
  1. 1

    Careful attention.

    "He gave heed to her advice."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'heed' originates from the Old English 'hēdan', meaning 'to take care of' or 'to pay attention to'. It has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its core meaning related to attention and consideration.

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