to head
29
7.4
- verb
- /hɛd/
:
nacer
- This stream heads from a natural spring in the forest.
Examples
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The river heads north from the mountains before flowing into the ocean.
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That road heads up through the hills into the favelas.
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Let's head over to Battleship Row.
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"The crop had good germination, grew well, and then -- it headed out and lay down," he adds.
Academic text (1997) -
To get to Jurgen's fortress, they said that we can head down this path here and make a right.
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These fused rocks then head to the center of the Earth where they reproduce and create new layers.
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In hockey news, Terry Sawchuk takes on his old team tonight as Boston heads to Detroit.
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Men own the property, but families are partly matrilineal and headed by a matriarch.
Academic text (2004) -
Robert Bender, he's the agent who heads up the bureau in Chicago.
Fiction book (1996) -
Lesa and her children went first to Durant to board a train heading for Kansas City.
Academic text (1990)
Idioms
- Informal
33
3.2
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
- Informal
5
5.9
A person who thinks carefully and makes sensible choices
- Informal
4
7.0
To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information
- Informal
3
6.5
Make a very loud, long cry because you feel afraid, excited, or upset
- Informal
3
7.4
To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information
- Informal
1
5.5
To make someone understand or accept something after many tries
- Informal
1
8.1
To stay very alert and watch what is happening around you
1
8.2
To try many times to do something without success and feel frustrated
- Informal
1
3.5
To make loud sounds you cannot stop because something is very funny
1
7.7
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
5
7.7
Put your thoughts and feelings in order after a time of confusion
- Informal
1
7.5
To ask a higher boss for permission without telling your boss
- Informal
1
8.1
Someone does not understand an idea because it is too hard for them
- Informal
1
7.2
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
21
6.0
A person on TV or video who speaks directly to viewers and gives opinions
- Offensive
5
9.9
A man's sexual feelings or other emotions that make him act without thinking
5
1.8
A mild viral sickness that makes your nose stuffy, causes sneezing, and may give you a headache
- Specialized
4
5.6
A thin part that sits between the engine block and cylinder head to stop oil, coolant, and gas from leaking
- Informal
2
5.6
A person or thing that looks very attractive and makes people turn to look
- Literature
1
7.8
A king or queen who rules because they get the position from their family
- Specialized
1
6.4
Metal cover that closes the top of an engine cylinder and holds valves and spark plugs
1
6.3
A carved, hollowed pumpkin made to look like a head or a person whose head looks like a pumpkin
- Informal
1
8.7
An intense mental experience that makes you think deeply or feel strong emotions
- US
1
9.9
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
1
6.0
A small part in a tape or disk player that reads and writes sound and data using a magnet
- Specialized
1
4.1
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
When a river 'heads' from a place it 'has its source' there, using head in the sense of the start or origin, so the verb tells where the river begins.