head off
head
hɛd
hed
off
ɔf
awf
British pronunciation
/hˈɛd ˈɒf/

Definitie en betekenis van "head off"in het Engels

to head off
[phrase form: head]
01

vertrekken, op weg gaan

to begin a journey or depart from a place
Intransitive: to head off | to head off somewhere
to head off definition and meaning
example
Voorbeelden
He had to head off for the airport to catch his flight.
Hij moest vertrekken naar de luchthaven om zijn vlucht te halen.
02

afsnijden, omleiden

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
to head off definition and meaning
example
Voorbeelden
She tried to head off the children before they reached the busy street.
Ze probeerde de kinderen te onderscheppen voordat ze de drukke straat bereikten.
03

voorkomen, afwenden

to take action to prevent or resolve a problem before it occurs
Transitive: to head off a problem
example
Voorbeelden
They worked together to head off a crisis by resolving the conflict between the team members.
Ze werkten samen om een crisis af te wenden door het conflict tussen de teamleden op te lossen.
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