head out

1. Depart, begin a journey, as in The ship was heading out to sea , or When do you head out again?

2. head out after . Follow or pursue, as in Since they knew the way, we headed out after them , or A police car headed out after the car thieves .

Example Sentences

The other day the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pleaded with pro-Palestinian protesters not to head out onto the streets in the immediate days after the attack at the Heaton Park Synagogue.

From BBC

The top match sees New Yorker Cameron Young, the US team's joint top scorer with two points, head out first in a ploy Bradley is surely using to whip up some early support and in the hope he can get some early red on the scoreboard.

From BBC

Plenty of fans of the lights head out in the wilds of the UK to take photos, armed with the latest equipment - but could we just stay at home and see them and snap a photo on our phones?

From BBC

If he ultimately gets the job and accepts, he will head out for training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers in Brunswick, Ga.

From Los Angeles Times

If you pull your head out of the weeds a little, this does not particularly look like an issue Democrats need to wriggle out of talking about.

From Slate

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