to head
- verb
- /hɛd/
- Now don't forget, I'm counting on you to head up my media campaign.
- head a team
- head a committee
- head a department
Keith, head us for that Tripod theme song.
- Keith, head us for that Tripod theme song.
Examples
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So yes, I will head off now and see you guys when I get back.
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All right, so it's time to head to the boat crew.
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All right, we're gonna head this way.
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I'm just trying to head off possible problems for you.
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We head down to San Diego, right?
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So let's head on over there and see what's going on.
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I was on track to head up the Olympic squad.
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Trivelpiece left the department in 1987 and now heads Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Academic text (1999) -
Another project underway to collect internal exposome data is headed up by Avrum Spira, a pulmonologist at Boston.
Academic text (2012) -
The manager will head the team for the new project starting next month.
Synonyms
To guide a group or be in charge
To act as the public leader of a group or activity
To lead an organization, group, or project
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
- Informal
A person who thinks carefully and makes sensible choices
- Informal
To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information
- Informal
Make a very loud, long cry because you feel afraid, excited, or upset
- Informal
To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information
- Informal
To make someone understand or accept something after many tries
- Informal
To stay very alert and watch what is happening around you
To try many times to do something without success and feel frustrated
- Informal
To make loud sounds you cannot stop because something is very funny
A sum of money offered to catch or kill a person wanted by the police
- Informal
To notice things happening behind you without turning around
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
To move forward despite strong opposition or many difficulties
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Put your thoughts and feelings in order after a time of confusion
- Informal
To ask a higher boss for permission without telling your boss
- Informal
Someone does not understand an idea because it is too hard for them
- Informal
To organize your thoughts and feelings after feeling confused or upset
- Informal
To face a difficult problem directly and work hard to solve it
Compounds
- Literature
A person on TV or video who speaks directly to viewers and gives opinions
- Offensive
A man's sexual feelings or other emotions that make him act without thinking
A mild viral sickness that makes your nose stuffy, causes sneezing, and may give you a headache
- Specialized
A thin part that sits between the engine block and cylinder head to stop oil, coolant, and gas from leaking
- Informal
A person or thing that looks very attractive and makes people turn to look
- Literature
A king or queen who rules because they get the position from their family
- Specialized
Metal cover that closes the top of an engine cylinder and holds valves and spark plugs
A carved, hollowed pumpkin made to look like a head or a person whose head looks like a pumpkin
- Informal
An intense mental experience that makes you think deeply or feel strong emotions
- US
A rare North American orchid with a brownish-green flower and a red-and-white lip shaped like a small horned animal's head
- Specialized
A small part in a tape or disk player that reads and writes sound and data using a magnet
- Specialized
A padded support on top of a car seat that holds the head and reduces neck injury in a crash
A North American plant in the mint family with two-lipped pink or white flowers in a spike
- Specialized
A plant like snakeweed with small flower heads that have fewer petals and fewer small flowers in the center
- Specialized
A wildflower with a long cone and yellow petals that grows in western North America
- South African
A small African succulent plant with many thin hanging branches like snakes
- Specialized
An accident when the small moving part that reads a hard drive touches the disk and destroys data
- Specialized
A disease from a fungus that attacks wheat or barley heads and reduces the crop
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
To head a group as a verb comes from the noun head meaning 'top' or 'leader', so to head something is to be in charge or stand at the front.