headed

head-ed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (adjective) Moving or going in a specified direction.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Having a head or heading of a specified kind.

  3. 3.

    (verb) Past tense and past participle of "head"; led or directed.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    headed for — moving toward or destined for
  • •
    clear-headed — thinking clearly and rationally
  • •
    hot-headed — quick to anger; impetuous
  • •
    level-headed — calm and sensible

Related words

See also: direction, head, heading
Synonyms: bound, directed, going

Etymology

From Old English heafod ("head") with the past participle suffix -ed. Used as both a verb form and an adjective.