To give careful consideration or attention to instructions, warnings, or advice.
The storm raged outside, and the old sailor yelled, "Stay below deck!" His crew, knowing his experience, chose to heed his warning. They huddled together, safe from the fierce wind and waves, grateful they listened.
The expedition leader shouted over the wind, her voice strained. "Don't touch anything without gloves! The spores are incredibly dangerous." The new recruit, eager to prove himself, almost reached for a shimmering rock. He paused, remembering the strict instructions. He needed to heed those warnings if they were to survive this alien jungle.
The elder miner urged them to heed the unstable rock formations, but the youngest, eager for glory, scoffed. His father's worried look told him to listen, but the lure of the shimmering veins above was too strong.
Sir Reginald, a knight of great renown but questionable judgment, ignored the dragon's clearly posted "Do Not Feed The Beast" sign. He’d best heed warnings next time, especially before offering it his lunchbox full of sparkly cupcakes. Now he's just a knight-shaped hat.
Bartholomew the brave snail really needed to heed the warning signs about the giant, sparkly, cookie crumb trail. He was so focused on the sugary scent, he didn't give careful consideration to the fact that it led directly towards a very grumpy badger’s afternoon nap.
The storm raged outside, rattling the old house. "Hunker down, everyone!" Dad yelled, his voice tight with worry. We had to heed his warning; his experience in these situations was our best protection.
The old prospector, eyes crinkling, warned her about the unstable scree slope. She didn't want to be stuck there overnight. Finally, remembering his words about the loose rocks, she decided to heed his advice and find a safer path.
The elder craftsman, his hands gnarled like ancient roots, spoke slowly. "You must heed every tremor in the obsidian. A single misstep now, and the containment field will shatter." His apprentice, sweat beading on his brow, nodded, knowing his life depended on listening carefully.
My cat, Bartholomew, clearly does not heed my advice to stop licking the laser pointer dot. He just stares at me, licks the red spot again, and then stares at me as if *I'm* the one who's confused. Honestly, the fluffy menace needs to give more careful consideration to my stern warnings about existential dread.
Bartholomew the badger, renowned for his spectacular lawn gnome thievery, finally received a stern talking-to from the Garden Goblin Union. They warned him against pilfering any more miniature ceramic fishermen. If he didn't heed their advice, his prized collection of stolen trowels would face immediate gnome-ishment.
The storm raged, and the captain yelled for everyone to heed the warnings about the treacherous reef. Ignoring the advice would be foolish; a ship torn apart on the rocks was a grim fate nobody wanted.
The veteran astronaut, remembering the silent, stark emptiness of his first lunar excursion, advised the rookie to heed every flicker on the console. Failure to pay close attention to even the subtlest anomaly could mean permanent disconnection from Earth.
The expedition leader’s weathered face tightened as the atmospheric pressure plummeted. "Heed the readings!" she barked, her voice a sharp rasp over the wind. "Every sensor flicker is a warning we can't afford to dismiss if we want to reach the geyser field alive."
The mad scientist, after meticulously crafting his doomsday device, offered the townspeople an opportunity to heed his rather specific instructions for disaster avoidance. Surprisingly, most people chose to ignore the flamboyant scientist's advice, opting instead to bake artisanal sourdough. They soon discovered why careful attention to warnings is crucial when your sourdough starter begins exhibiting sentience.
Captain Floofbottom, a hamster of considerable girth and questionable judgment, would often ignore the dire pronouncements of his chief engineer regarding the structural integrity of his cardboard rocket. He should heed the urgent pleas to reinforce the exhaust port; otherwise, their interstellar journey might devolve into a rather unscheduled confetti party.
The seasoned captain, his face a roadmap of past voyages, implored the new crew to heed his dire warnings about the impending tempest. Their very survival depended on their careful attention to his instructions, lest they succumb to the ocean's brutal caprice.
The chronometer on the orbital station flickered erratically, a dire prognostication. The senior engineer, face grim, urged all personnel to heed his meticulous calculations regarding atmospheric pressure differentials. Ignoring the dire warnings about structural integrity would invite catastrophic consequences on this precarious, helium-rich outpost.
The elder shaman's pronouncements were dire; the lunar alignment portended unprecedented atmospheric desiccation. To ignore his grim prognostication, to disregard the critical stipulations for the water-gathering ritual, would be utter folly. We must heed his every directive to survive the coming drought.
The intrepid explorer, eschewing all sensible counsel, forged ahead, refusing to heed the dire prognostications of the wizened shaman. He believed his own prodigious intellect would surmount any peril, a conviction that, alas, proved as ephemeral as a phantom in the fog.
The venerable alchemist, steeped in arcane lore, cautioned his neophyte apprentices to heed the volatile effervescence of the phoenix feather infusion, lest their coifs be permanently fused to the observatory's basaltic ceiling, a dire consequence for any aspiring conjurer of calcified curlicues.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.