head off

• Фразовый глагол, означающий предотвратить что-либо или покинуть место, чтобы отправиться куда-либо.

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

неисчисляемое · переходный и непереходный · фразовый, разделяемый

1. Prevent somethinginformal

   To take action to stop something from happening.

   Предотвратить

   • 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.

   Синонимыavertfoilforestallfrustrateprecludepreventstave offthwartward off

   Антонимыencouragefacilitateinducepromoteprovoke

2. Leave or departinformal

   To start a journey or leave a place.

   Отправиться

   • 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.

   Синонимыdepartget goinggoleaveset offset outstart outtake off

   Антонимыarriveremainstay

Базовый глаголhead