head off

• Verbo frasal que significa evitar algo o partir de un lugar para dirigirse a algún sitio.

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

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Prevent somethinginformal

   To take action to stop something from happening.

   prevenir, evitar

   • 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.

   Sinónimosavertfoilforestallfrustrateprecludepreventstave offthwartward off

   Antónimosencouragefacilitateinducepromoteprovoke

2. Leave or departinformal

   To start a journey or leave a place.

   Partir o marcharse

   • 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.

   Sinónimosdepartget goinggoleaveset offset outstart outtake off

   Antónimosarriveremainstay

Verbo basehead