"head" meaning in English

See head in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɛd/ Audio: en-us-head.ogg [US], en-uk-head.ogg [UK] Forms: head [singular], heads [plural]
enPR: hĕd Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The head is the highest and most important part of the body.
    Sense id: simple-head-en-noun-ysL6bIps
  2. The head is the owner of something.
    Sense id: simple-head-en-noun-BiEfZjuF
  3. The bathroom on a ship is called the head.
    Sense id: simple-head-en-noun-jwkcLeVQ
  4. The head is the function of the most important element in a phrase.
    Sense id: simple-head-en-noun-YAbWw6rQ Categories (other): Grammar

Verb

IPA: /hɛd/ Audio: en-us-head.ogg [US], en-uk-head.ogg [UK] Forms: head [canonical], heads [third-person, singular], headed [past], headed [past, participle], heading [present, participle]
enPR: hĕd Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To go in a direction is to head there.
    Sense id: simple-head-en-verb-tZXz-pai
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        {
          "text": "He put his head on the desk and fell asleep."
        }
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        {
          "text": "After a series of problems, the head of the company left."
        }
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      "enpr": "hĕd"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hɛd/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/hEd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-head.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-head.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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        "singular"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "headed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "Bill heads for the mall after work."
        }
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "He put his head on the desk and fell asleep."
        }
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After a series of problems, the head of the company left."
        }
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        "The head is the owner of something."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The bathroom on a ship is called the head."
      ]
    },
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        "Countable nouns",
        "Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The head is the function of the most important element in a phrase."
      ],
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      "enpr": "hĕd"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛd/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/hEd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-head.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-head.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "headed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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    },
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Bill heads for the mall after work."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "enpr": "hĕd"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛd/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/hEd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-head.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-head.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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