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The one thing about Billie is he will snap and rip your head off if you point anything out at all other than how beautiful he is and how nice he looks today.
Tre Cool

Meaning of "head off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAD OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAD OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Head off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb head off in English.

WHAT DOES HEAD OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of head off in the English dictionary

The first definition of head off in the dictionary is to intercept and force to change direction. Other definition of head off is to prevent or forestall. Head off is also to depart or set out.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HEAD OFF

PRESENT

Present
I head off
you head off
he/she/it heads off
we head off
you head off
they head off
Present continuous
I am heading off
you are heading off
he/she/it is heading off
we are heading off
you are heading off
they are heading off
Present perfect
I have headed off
you have headed off
he/she/it has headed off
we have headed off
you have headed off
they have headed off
Present perfect continuous
I have been heading off
you have been heading off
he/she/it has been heading off
we have been heading off
you have been heading off
they have been heading off
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I headed off
you headed off
he/she/it headed off
we headed off
you headed off
they headed off
Past continuous
I was heading off
you were heading off
he/she/it was heading off
we were heading off
you were heading off
they were heading off
Past perfect
I had headed off
you had headed off
he/she/it had headed off
we had headed off
you had headed off
they had headed off
Past perfect continuous
I had been heading off
you had been heading off
he/she/it had been heading off
we had been heading off
you had been heading off
they had been heading off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will head off
you will head off
he/she/it will head off
we will head off
you will head off
they will head off
Future continuous
I will be heading off
you will be heading off
he/she/it will be heading off
we will be heading off
you will be heading off
they will be heading off
Future perfect
I will have headed off
you will have headed off
he/she/it will have headed off
we will have headed off
you will have headed off
they will have headed off
Future perfect continuous
I will have been heading off
you will have been heading off
he/she/it will have been heading off
we will have been heading off
you will have been heading off
they will have been heading off
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would head off
you would head off
he/she/it would head off
we would head off
you would head off
they would head off
Conditional continuous
I would be heading off
you would be heading off
he/she/it would be heading off
we would be heading off
you would be heading off
they would be heading off
Conditional perfect
I would have head off
you would have head off
he/she/it would have head off
we would have head off
you would have head off
they would have head off
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been heading off
you would have been heading off
he/she/it would have been heading off
we would have been heading off
you would have been heading off
they would have been heading off
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you head off
we let´s head off
you head off
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to head off
Past participle
headed off
Present Participle
heading off
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAD OFF

head injury
head lad
head lice
head massage
head money
head nurse
head of state
head of steam
head of the river
head of water
head office
head on
head over heels
head post office
head register
head restraint
head sea
head sherang
head shop
head start

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAD OFF

bad off
bite someone´s head off
brassed off
browned off
cheesed off
cut off
hacked off
hold off
lead off
nod off
on and off
one´s head off
pissed off
rained off
round off
sod off
sound off
take the lid off
turn off
ward off

Synonyms and antonyms of head off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «head off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAD OFF

Find out the translation of head off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of head off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «head off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

头关
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atajar
570 millions of speakers

English

head off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद सिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجنب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обезглавленные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabeça para fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাথা বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepala keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abwenden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

阻止する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

떨어져 머리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sirah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலை ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kafa vurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intercettare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

udać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обезголовлені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κεφάλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kop af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avverge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of head off

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAD OFF»

The term «head off» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.568 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAD OFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «head off» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «head off» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about head off

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10 QUOTES WITH «HEAD OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word head off.
1
Corbin Bleu
My favorite show is America's Funniest Home Videos. People will get hit on the head and I feel bad cause I'm laughing my head off!
2
Victor Borge
When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance.
3
Patricia Briggs
The cool thing about writing is that there is really never a typical day. Sometimes I get a rhythm going and head off to work every morning and come home at night. Sometimes I'll write for two days straight and then be utterly blank for the next two.
4
David Carradine
I like Bill a lot. As Bill is presented, I mean you don't ever see Bill blow her head off? You know? And I think what Quentin has done is he created a monster.
5
Tre Cool
The one thing about Billie is he will snap and rip your head off if you point anything out at all other than how beautiful he is and how nice he looks today.
6
Sean Elliott
I'd like people to know that you can head off kidney disease, maybe prevent a transplant or stop the disease from progressing after detection by doing a simple urine test in the doctor's office.
7
Curt Gowdy
I thought it was terrible. I don't know who to believe. Williams was very loyal and honest. Nobody could ever say different. Sometimes, that got him into a lot of trouble. But after he died and they cut his head off, that made me sick.
8
Jessica Hahn
If he wants to blow his head off, let him. I don't give a damn about Jim Bakker.
9
Daniel Handler
I didn't like books where people played on a sports team and won a bunch of games, or went to summer camp and had a wonderful time. I really liked a book where a witch might cut a child's head off or a pack of angry dogs might burst through a door and terrorize a family.
10
Nicole Holofcener
I'm not crazy about having my picture taken. I'd rather talk my head off.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAD OFF»

Discover the use of head off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to head off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Head Off & Split: Poems
This is poetry to give thanks for."---Meena Alexander, author of Quickly Changing River "No one opens a vein on the page with a sharper and more nuanced gathered set of senses than Nikky Finney.
Nikky Finney, 2011
2
Gonna Sing My Head Off!
An award-winning anthology of sixty-two American folk songs from more than two centuries includes complete lyrics, arrangements, and historical notes. Reprint.
‎1995
3
Laugh Your Head Off: Great Jokes and Giggles
A collection of jokes arranged in such categories as knock-knocks, animal antics, and just plain goofy.
Mike Artell, 2008
4
Talk Your Head Off: (...And Write, Too!)
No repetitive drills and rote exercises here, just targeted questions on high-interest topics such as love, prejudice, stress, superstitions, and family that are used as conversational tools.
Brana Rish West, 1997
5
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
one's head off is an adv. I excessively. We can speak of a person's yawning his head off. Cf.:—2. In beat (someone's) head off: to defeat utterly: coll.: from ca. 1850. Thackeray, 'He pretends to teach me billiards, and I'll give him fifteen in twenty ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
6
Off the Top of My Head
I have wanted to get Jack out oflow gear for a long time, but never succeeded. Now, he is running at a full gallop trying to head off Dutch at the pass. Jack is looking younger already. While caring for Dutch's needs, there is nothing that can  ...
Adelaide S. McLeod, 2007
7
Untitled
2 to not be in control of your behaviour because you have drunk too much alcohol or taken drugs: Hannah was off her head as usual. . bite/snap sb's head off informal to speak to someone angrily: I asked what was wrong, but he just bit my ...
8
New Scientist
At the left is a record-head-off mark, followed by 0-55 s of silence and a record- head-on mark. Exactly 1-22 s to the right of the record-head-off Is the quartet sign (two positive and two negative pulses) of the erase-head-off mark. This example  ...
9
Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution
A much less remarked case (Jackendoff 1997b) is a class of expressions exemplified by sing one's head off and argue one's heart out. In these, NP's head off and NP's heart out are fixed, and NP must be a pronoun coreferential with the  ...
Ray Jackendoff, 2002
10
The Chambers Dictionary
... or the scrum itself) won by the team not putting the ball in; bring or come to a head to (cause to) reach a climax or crisis; eat one's head off see under eat; get it into one's head to conceive the (fsp wrong or foolish) notion, to believe (with lhai);  ...
Allied Chambers, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAD OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term head off is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fiat Chrysler in talks to head off NHTSA fines over recalls …
Fiat Chrysler in talks to head off NHTSA fines over recalls, ... safety regulators to head off potential fines over the company's handling of recalls ... «Automotive News, Jul 15»
2
No contract negotiations scheduled to head off possible Ontario …
TORONTO -- The Ontario Public School Boards Association isn't surprised to see teachers' unions threatening to escalate job actions when ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»
3
Class clash: Hillary tries to head off Walker | Fox News
CLASS CLASH: HILLARY TRIES TO HEAD OFF WALKER. Hillary Clinton gave a speech today calling for new regulations and hundreds of ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
4
Dillian Whyte: I Want To Rip Anthony Joshua's Head Off! - Boxing …
A domestic explosion is expected in the fall, when UK heavyweight rivals Dillian Whyte and Anthony Joshua will collide for the British ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
5
Liverpool head off on their pre-season tour without Raheem Sterling …
Liverpool are beginning to prepare for life without Raheem Sterling as they flew out of Manchester Airport to embark on their pre-season tour of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Summit County begins spraying for mosquitoes to head off West Nile …
Summit County will be spraying for mosquitoes Thursday in Stow and Munroe Falls. Counties spray for mosquitoes when there is a large spike ... «WKSU News, Jul 15»
7
Watch J-Law Swear Her GD MF Head Off In The Name Of Charity
Swear jars. A functional method of curtailing ye olde potty mouth in locales where verbal profanity is frowned upon - and, as it turns out, a rather ... «Pedestrian TV, Jul 15»
8
Galashiels teenager threatened to rip mum's head off
A TEENAGER who was involved in a bust-up with his former partner and also sent threatening text messages to his mother has been fined a ... «Border Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Last ditch talks fail to head off planned 3-day rail strike
Last ditch talks have failed to try and head off a rail strike scheduled to start from 6.30pm this evening (Wed), lasting until and including ... «Newbury Weekly News Group, Jul 15»
10
Dead Idiot Blew His Head Off With Firework, Now His Mom Wants …
A dead moron from Maine was killed instantly when he fired a firework off from the top of his head. Predictably, he will now be used as a prop to ... «The Libertarian Republic, Jul 15»

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