1 to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
Where are you guys headed?
go towards
also be headed [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
Where are you guys headed?2 if you are heading for a particular situation, especially a bad one, it seems likely to happen
Where is your life heading?
future
be heading
also be headed [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
Where is your life heading?3 to be in charge of a team, government, organization etc :
David was asked to head up the technical team.
an interim government headed by the former Prime Minister
be in charge
also head up [transitive]
David was asked to head up the technical team.
an interim government headed by the former Prime Minister4
at top
[transitive]a) to be at the top of a list or group of people or things :
The movie heads the list of Oscar nominations.
The movie heads the list of Oscar nominations.b) if a page is headed with a particular name, title, image etc, it has it on the top :
The page was headed 'Expenses'.
officially-headed writing paper
be headed
The page was headed 'Expenses'.
officially-headed writing paper5 to be at the front of a line of people :
a procession headed by the Queen
at front
[transitive]
a procession headed by the Queen6 to hit the ball with your head, especially in football
football
[intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition]DSFhead off
phrasal verb1 to leave to go to another place :
I'm heading off now.
I'm heading off now.2 to prevent something from happening, especially something bad :
The President intervened to head off the conflict.
head something ↔ off
The President intervened to head off the conflict.3 to stop someone going somewhere by moving in front of them :
Soldiers headed them off at the border.
head somebody ↔ off
Soldiers headed them off at the border.
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