head
verb/hed/
/hed/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they head | /hed/ /hed/ |
| he / she / it heads | /hedz/ /hedz/ |
| past simple headed | /ˈhedɪd/ /ˈhedɪd/ |
| past participle headed | /ˈhedɪd/ /ˈhedɪd/ |
| -ing form heading | /ˈhedɪŋ/ /ˈhedɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (also be headed)+ adv./prep. to move in a particular direction
- Where are we heading?
- Where are you two headed?
- Let's head back home.
- She headed for the door.
- We headed north.
- Head towards the mall.
- The boat was heading out to sea.
- (figurative) Can you forecast where the economy is heading?
Extra Examples- She stood up and headed toward the exit.
- We headed straight back to school.
- We headed west for two days.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- north
- northwards
- etc.
- …
- back to
- for
- towards/toward
- …
- [transitive] head something (also head something up)to lead or be in charge of something
- She has been appointed to head the research team.
- to head a committee/delegation
- to head an investigation/inquiry
- a terrorist group headed by a former army officer
- He heads up the bank's corporate arm.
- The committee will be headed jointly by two men.
- The delegation will be headed by Lord Arthur.
- Eight out of ten children came from a family headed by both natural parents.
- He ended up heading a minority government.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + head- appoint somebody to
- [transitive] head something to be at the top of a list of names or at the front of a line of people
- Italy heads the table after two games.
- Orlando, Florida, heads the list of most popular summer destinations.
- to head a march/procession
- [transitive, usually passive] to put a word or words at the top of a page or section of a book as a title
- be headed… The chapter was headed ‘My Early Life’.
- [transitive] head something to hit a football with your head
- Kerr headed the ball into an empty goal.
move towards
group/organization
list/line of people
be at top
football
Word OriginOld English hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt.
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