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Heed

To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

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Advertence 76% connected

Alt. of Advertency

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Advertency 76% connected

The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness.

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Attending 76% connected

of Attend

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Attention 76% connected

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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Obey 76% connected

To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.

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Attentive 66% connected

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

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Attentive 66% connected

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

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Heedful 66% connected

Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.

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Heedful 66% connected

Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.

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Heedless 66% connected

Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.

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Heedless 66% connected

Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.

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Thoughtful 66% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Thoughtful 66% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Synonym 3

Listen 92% connected

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mind 92% connected

The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritu…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Regard 92% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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