attending vs heed
heed vs attendingattending and heed both are nouns.
attending is an adjective but heed is not an adjective.
attending is not a verb while heed is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| attending | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| heed | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
heed is a hyponym of
attending; that is, heed is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
attending:
- attending: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- heed: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
Other hyponyms of attending include
attentiveness, paying attention, regard, clock-watching, ear, eye, notice, observance, observation, notice.
| attending (noun) | heed (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) | paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) |
| the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others |
| attending (adjective) | heed (adjective) |
|---|---|
| giving practical help to |
| attending (verb) | heed (verb) |
|---|---|
| pay close attention to; give heed to |
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