phrasal verb

Head off

Rank #1019Letter HInseparable

2Sections

Stop someone or force them to change direction

Meanings

  • Stop someone or force them to change direction (separable [optional], International English)
  • Prevent something bad happening (separable [optional], International English)
  • Leave somewhere to go to another place (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • They're HEADING OFF a summer launch date.
  • The policy's HEADED OFF reducing overheads.
  • We need to HEAD OFF the right market segment.

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