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• past tense form of head.
• past participle of head.

headed

American  

[hed-id] / ˈhɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. having a heading or course.

2. shaped or grown into a head.

3. having the mentality, personality, emotional control, or quality specified, or possessing a specified number of 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; see origin at head, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Finally, when Enzo Fernandez headed home a stunning third goal in the second minute of stoppage time, they had done what they needed to survive again and win 3-2.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

Parents who stayed up to watch might be feeling a little like Labour MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy as they headed off on the school run on Monday morning.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

And the two are not always headed in the same direction.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

More revelers headed there after the match to party.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

When I saw where she was headed, I wrenched my arm free.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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