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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.
headed British  
/ ˈhɛdɪd /

adjective

    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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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After starting the day relatively muted, oil prices headed higher after Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported the strikes on Kharg and Trump posted on Truth Social.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In retrospect, crossing to the “other side,” as it was called, had turned out to be the lucky—or, at least, less unlucky—choice for the approximately 300,000 Polish Jews who had headed east.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

If your mom had come to you when she first had trouble with her taxes, you might have headed off this situation completely.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Haight ended the conversation and headed to bed, telling himself he’d feel better after a night’s sleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

That seemed an odd thing to say, given where he was headed.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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