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or left. -- To take heart, to gain confidence or courage; to be encouraged. -- To take heed, to be careful or cautious. "Take heed what doom against yourself you give." Dryden. -- To take heed to, to attend with care, as, take heed to thy ways. -- To take hold of, to seize; to fix on. -- To take horse, to mount a…

ugh derisively. She cried, "Come, come; you must not look grave upon me." Upon this, I te-heed. Madame D'Arblay.

Unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; rash; headstrong; audacious; reckless; heedless. -- Tem`er*a"ri*ous*ly, adv. I spake against temerarious judgment. Latimer.

To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.

Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive. Swift.

Not cared for; not heeded; -- with for.

Inconsiderate; heedless; careless. [Obs.] Daniel. -- Un`con*sid"er*ate*ness, n. [Obs.] Hales.

d to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condemunheard. What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! Dryden.

Not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as, unthinking youth.

The quality or state of being unwary; carelessness; heedlessness.

Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.

Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief.

The state of being ware or aware; heed. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Unwary; incautious; unheeding; careless; unaware. [Obs.] And wareless of the evil That by themselves unto themselves is wrought. Spenser.

To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel. Take ye heed, watch and pray. Mark xiii. 33. The Son gave signal high To the bright minister that watched. Milton.