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to head off
[phrase form: head]
01
partir, ponerse en camino
to begin a journey or depart from a place
Intransitive: to head off | to head off somewhere
información gramatical
composición morfológica
frasal
verbo de movimiento
regular
inseparable
partícula
off
verbo base
head
presente
head off
3.ª persona singular
heads off
participio presente
heading off
pretérito simple
headed off
participio pasado
headed off
Ejemplos
He had to head off for the airport to catch his flight.
Tuvo que partir hacia el aeropuerto para tomar su vuelo.
02
interceptar, desviar
to block someone or something's path in order to redirect them or prevent them from proceeding in a particular direction
Transitive: to head off sb/sth
Ejemplos
She tried to head off the children before they reached the busy street.
Ella intentó interceptar a los niños antes de que llegaran a la calle concurrida.
03
prevenir, evitar
to take action to prevent or resolve a problem before it occurs
Transitive: to head off a problem
Ejemplos
They worked together to head off a crisis by resolving the conflict between the team members.
Trabajaron juntos para evitar una crisis resolviendo el conflicto entre los miembros del equipo.
