What's the difference between heed and regard?

Heed


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
  • (v. i.) To mind; to consider.
  • (n.) Attention; notice; observation; regard; -- often with give or take.
  • (n.) Careful consideration; obedient regard.
  • (n.) A look or expression of heading.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) RBS had received complaints from two clients, in October 2010 and January 2012, about the activities of forex traders and in November 2011 one of its own traders raised concerns, which were not heeded.
  • (2) Similarly, while those in the City continue to adopt a Millwall FC-style attitude of "no one likes us, we don't care", there is no incentive for them to heed the advice and demands of the public, who those in the Square Mile prefer to dismiss as intemperate ignoramuses.
  • (3) If we were to have a plebiscite before the end of the year, and you were to reverse-engineer that, it would make interesting speculation about the timing of an election.” Abetz said in January he would need to see whether a plebiscite was “above board or whether the question is stacked” before deciding to heed any result in favour of marriage equality.
  • (4) the question of how the patients' subjective considerations and medical cost-benefit calculations could be heeded in as open and trustful an exchange between doctor and patient as possible.
  • (5) The Irish people, once so willing to heed to the clergy, decisively determined that Catholic bishops possess little credibility these days when it comes to knowing what’s in the best interests of children.
  • (6) "The government must heed the economic warning signs and change course," he said.
  • (7) "We sincerely hope that the government heeds these calls when introducing its draft bill," she said.
  • (8) The prime minister listened carefully to the cautious Foreign Office voices but will heed Osborne's advice when he declines to raise the issue of the Dalai Lama and Tibet in Beijing.
  • (9) More here: European Central Bank must heed eurozone warning signs And I'm handing over to my colleague Nick Fletcher .... thanks all GW 1.59pm BST Photos: Italian vote of confidence debate A couple of photos from today's confidence debate in the Italian senate, which the new government won confortably ( see 1.26pm ) Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi shakes hands with an unidentified lawmaker as he attends a session for a second vote of confidence to confirm the new government, in the Italian Senate in Rome, Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
  • (10) We have long been campaigning on the issue of income drawdown restrictions and so are pleased to see the government taking heed of the plight of these savers.
  • (11) The greater the distance I’ve travelled from government, the more sceptical I’ve become about how it operates.” Sadly, politicians show no sign of heeding that message and, as Hyman says, it’s difficult to imagine them ever doing so.
  • (12) The archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, said he felt the wishes of the Church in Wales had not been heeded by the government.
  • (13) Dean, a consignment store worker from Sebastopol in northern California , said she hopes progressive voters in the state heed the Warriors’ catchphrase and not only cast their ballots for Sanders on Tuesday’s primary, but mobilize others to do the same.
  • (14) She is perhaps more aggressive politically than Bernie and she is perhaps, some would say, less afraid, or less intimidated – or whatever it is, she has what Bernie has and perhaps more.” Stein is set to be confirmed as the Green party’s nominee on Saturday and is openly courting the seemingly large number of Sanders supporters who are reluctant or refusing to heed his call to support Clinton.
  • (15) The Liberal Democrats were cheered by the heavily trailed £500 increase to £10,500 in the tax-free personal allowance from next spring, but Osborne failed to heed calls from the Conservative right for increases in the threshold at which people start paying income tax at 40%.
  • (16) But he also made clear he had heeded the industry's warnings that banks could move overseas if tax changes were too draconian.
  • (17) The Mackay Conservation Group said the government was not heeding the court’s decision nor respecting the independence of the judiciary.
  • (18) If we heed it we can repair our Temple and avoid the fate of Babylon.
  • (19) The Dutch foreign minister refused to heed Dutch MPs when they asked for similar action.
  • (20) Sewel, who had declined to apologise on Monday night when he announced he would take a leave of absence from the House of Lords, heeded growing calls for him to resign altogether in letter on Tuesday morning to the clerk of the parliaments, David Beamish.

Regard


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.
  • (v. t.) Hence, to look or front toward; to face.
  • (v. t.) To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.
  • (v. t.) To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold as an popinion; to consider; as, to regard abstinence from wine as a duty; to regard another as a friend or enemy.
  • (v. t.) To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike.
  • (v. t.) To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem.
  • (v. t.) To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or condition.
  • (v. t.) To have relation to, as bearing upon; to respect; to relate to; to touch; as, an argument does not regard the question; -- often used impersonally; as, I agree with you as regards this or that.
  • (v. i.) To look attentively; to consider; to notice.
  • (v. t.) A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.
  • (v. t.) Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; heed; notice.
  • (v. t.) That view of the mind which springs from perception of value, estimable qualities, or anything that excites admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; as, to have a high regard for a person; -- often in the plural.
  • (v. t.) State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account.
  • (v. t.) Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.
  • (v. t.) Matter for consideration; account; condition.
  • (v. t.) Respect; relation; reference.
  • (v. t.) Object of sight; scene; view; aspect.
  • (v. t.) Supervision; inspection.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It involves creativity, understanding of art form and the ability to improvise in the highly complex environment of a care setting.” David Cameron has boosted dementia awareness but more needs to be done Read more She warns: “To effect a cultural change in dementia care requires a change of thinking … this approach is complex and intricate, and can change cultural attitudes by regarding the arts as central to everyday life of the care home.” Another participant, Mary*, a former teacher who had been bedridden for a year, read plays with the reminiscence arts practitioner.
  • (2) Atmaca, who belongs to the Gregorian-Armenian church in Istanbul, said that he nevertheless holds the current pontiff in high regard.
  • (3) The condition is compared to extrahepatic and intrahepatic biliary atresia of man and evidence is presented for regarding this case to be one of extrahepatic origin.
  • (4) These findings raise questions regarding the efficacy of medical school curriculum in motivating career choices in primary care.
  • (5) From the biochemical markers in follicular fluid, cyclic adenosine monophosphate has a distinct predictive value in regard to pregnancy in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycles.
  • (6) The groups were matched with regard to sex, age and body mass index.
  • (7) After four years of existence, many evaluations were able to show the qualities of this system regarding root canal penetration, cleaning and shaping.
  • (8) There was no mention of remaining problems regarding 16 of the 28 omphalocoele patients and 10 of the 16 gastroschisis patients.
  • (9) Current recommendations regarding contraception in patients with diabetes are not appropriate for the adolescent population and therefore tend to support this phenomenon rather than relieve it.
  • (10) In a separate exclusive interview , Alexis Tsipras, the increasingly powerful 37-year-old Greek politician now regarded by many as holding the future of the euro in his hands, told the Guardian that he was determined "to stop the experiment" with austerity policies imposed by Germany.
  • (11) The independent but combined use of both antigens, appreciably raises the diagnostic success percentage with regard to that obtained when only one tumour marker was used.
  • (12) The observed pulmonary hypertension is probably the result of the left heart insufficiency and is being discussed with regard of the histopathological alterations in the heart muscle and the pulmonary vessels.
  • (13) Conversely, beta-L-homo analogues of fuconojirimycin can also be regarded as derivatives of deoxymannojirimycin.
  • (14) Neil Blessitt Bristol • We need to establish what the legal position is with regard to the establishment by the government of a private company co-owned by the Department of Health and the French firm Sopra Steria.
  • (15) The results of the measurements permitted the identification of five main cytologic types, with regard to nuclear size, nuclear area dispersion and irregularity of nuclear profiles.
  • (16) Furthermore, the frequency of side-effects was studied with regard to age, sex and groups of drugs.
  • (17) There is no deal done regarding Paul Pogba, lots of bla bla bla,” the Dutchman wrote on Twitter .
  • (18) Following the hypothesis that infertile patients may present emotional conflicts with regard to the wish of having a child, psychodynamic interviews were carried out with 116 infertile couples concomitantly with their first consultation at the Sterility Department.
  • (19) Ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma has distinctly different clinical behavior compared to serous carcinoma and should be regarded as an aggressive epithelial histologic type.
  • (20) Patients were also rated with regard to their pulmonary function and clinical status, including medication prescribed.