head off

• فعل مركب يعني منع حدوث شيء ما قبل وقوعه أو التصدي له، وكذلك المغادرة والانصراف إلى وجهة معينة.

A phrasal verb meaning to prevent something from happening, or to leave a place to go somewhere.

غير معدود · متعدٍّ ولازم · فعل مركّب، قابل للفصل

1. Prevent somethinginformal

   To take action to stop something from happening.

   منع حدوث شيء

   • They tried to head off a crisis by negotiating early.
   • The police headed off the protest before it turned violent.
   • We need to head off any potential problems with the new system.

   المرادفاتavertfoilforestallfrustrateprecludepreventstave offthwartward off

   الأضدادencouragefacilitateinducepromoteprovoke

2. Leave or departinformal

   To start a journey or leave a place.

   الانطلاق

   • We should head off before the traffic gets worse.
   • She headed off to work early this morning.
   • They headed off on their road trip at dawn.

   المرادفاتdepartget goinggoleaveset offset outstart outtake off

   الأضدادarriveremainstay

الفعل الأساسيhead