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

Where the jobs market is headed will play into where interest rates go this year.

From Barron's

Yasser Ibrahim headed Egypt back in front seven minutes into the extra period, before Salah ended any doubt about the outcome on the breakaway right at the end with his third goal at the tournament.

From Barron's

Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol commander who has led militarized immigration operations in Los Angeles and Chicago, is headed to Minneapolis with Border Patrol agents, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tankers headed to Venezuela changed course or became stationary following Saturday’s predawn incursion.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Rams are headed to Carolina for the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• en route