Forget and Heed

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Forget verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

Usage example: she promised not to forget her high school friends after she went off to college

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Heed is an antonym for forget in leave behind topic.

Heed verb - To take notice of and be guided by.

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Forget is an antonym for heed in give care topic.

Nearby Words: heedless, heedlessly, heedful, heeded, heeding

lesson	forget lesson	heed lesson
idea	forget idea	heed idea
name	forget name	heed name
time	forget time	heed time
Other words: words, rules, problems.

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