headed

American  

[hed-id] / ˈhɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. having a heading heading or course.

2. shaped or grown into a head. heads.

3. having the mentality, personality, emotional control, or quality specified, or possessing a specified number of heads heads (usually used in combination).

   a slow-headed student; a two-headed monster.

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headed British  

/ ˈhɛdɪd /

adjective

1. 1. having a head or heads

   2. ( in combination )

      two-headed

      bullet-headed

2. having a heading

   headed notepaper

3. (in combination) having a mind or intellect as specified

   thickheaded

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Other Word Forms

• unheaded adjective
• well-headed adjective

Etymology

Origin of headed

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; head, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Satellite imagery later confirmed it was headed to China.

From The Wall Street Journal

No doubt this is headed for litigation and the fact that the machines were removed so quickly by the state attorney general’s office might tip which side has the early edge.

From Los Angeles Times

In Nuuk, Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen joined protesters holding signs reading "Greenland is not for sale" and "we shape our future" as they headed for the US consulate.

From BBC

The US president is notably headed to Beijing for his own meeting with President Xi Jinping in April.

From BBC

Other metrics suggest the market could be headed for a pullback or worse.

From Barron's

Related Words

• en route