head off

• Verbo frasal que significa prevenir ou impedir algo antes que aconteça, ou sair de um lugar para ir a outro.

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

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Prevent somethinginformal

   To take action to stop something from happening.

   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.

   Sinônimosavertfoilforestallfrustrateprecludepreventstave offthwartward off

   Antônimosencouragefacilitateinducepromoteprovoke

2. Leave or departinformal

   To start a journey or leave a place.

   Partir

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdepartget goinggoleaveset offset outstart outtake off

   Antônimosarriveremainstay

Verbo basehead