head off

• Phrasal verb mit zwei Hauptbedeutungen: etwas verhindern bzw. abwehren oder sich auf den Weg machen bzw. weggehen.

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

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Prevent somethinginformal

   To take action to stop something from happening.

   Verhindern

   • 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.

   Synonymeavertfoilforestallfrustrateprecludepreventstave offthwartward off

   Antonymeencouragefacilitateinducepromoteprovoke

2. Leave or departinformal

   To start a journey or leave a place.

   Aufbrechen

   • 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.

   Synonymedepartget goinggoleaveset offset outstart outtake off

   Antonymearriveremainstay

Grundverbhead