Intention, purpose; ben in ~, to have a particular purpose; don ~, carry out one's intention; taken and yeven ~, adopt and pursue a particular purpose; with inf.: yeven ~, form a resolve (to do sth.), set about.

(a) An intense focusing of the mind, concentration; haven no ~ to, to forget (sth.); taken no ~ to, ignore (sb. or sth.); yeven ~ in (to, unto), taken ~ to (til), focus one's mind on (sb. or sth., God); devote oneself to (sth.); (b) thought, consideration; taken (yeven) ~, to think, muse; also, with clause: consider (how sb. does sth., what sb. tells, etc.); taken (yeven) ~ to, taken ~ until, take (sth.) into consideration; give consideration to (sth.); (c) attention; taken ~, to pay attention; listen attentively; taken (yeven) ~, with clause: listen to (how sth. began, what sb. says, etc.); taken (yeven) ~ to (til, unto), attend to (sb. or sth., someone's words, etc.); (d) notice, observation, perception; taken (yeven) ~; taken ~ til (to, unto), to take notice of (sb. or sth.), observe.

(a) Heed; taken (yeven) ~, to take heed, be careful; also, with inf. or that clause: take heed (to do sth., that one do sth.), be concerned; taken ~ til (on), taken (yeven) ~ to, be advised by (sb.), heed (someone's words), observe (the law of the Lord); (b) care; ~ takere; taken ~ to (til), to take care of (sb. or sth.), attend to, look after; also, keep watch over (a corpse) [quot. c1450(a1425)]; yeven ~ to, keep watch over (sth.); (c) warning; taken ~, to take warning, be warned; taken ~ bi (to), be warned by (the example of sb.); taken ~ on, take warning from (a tale); (d) regard; yeven no ~ after, to have no regard for (sth.).