head off

verb

headed off; heading off; heads off

Synonyms of head off next

transitive verb

: to turn back or turn aside : block, prevent

head them off at the pass

attempts to head off the imminent crisis

Examples of head off in a Sentence

if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster

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In Interstellar, the thematic fulcrum on which the whole movie turns is a series of scenes where our hero Coop (McConaughey) says good-bye to his 10-year-old daughter Murph (Mackenzie Foy) in her room before heading off to space for one last mission. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 Upon their return, Andy heads over to convince the four castaways, while Sam and Genevieve head off to make the fake immunity idol statue. —

Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 But after an initial electric variation on that theme, the EQ fortwo, the company has headed off in a more general (and sizeable) direction. —

James Morris, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 What if the buyer wants to go with impact-resistant shingles as the insurance industry advises, seeing it as a way to head off problems in the future? —

Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for head off