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See Also:

• past participle of head.
• past tense form 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

Derived Forms

• well-headed
  adjective
• unheaded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of headed

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

Example Sentences

Under police escort, the protesters headed towards the flyover leading to Queens Drive before being diverted through a church yard into residential streets around Goodison Park stadium.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Funnily enough, the relative ease of making the world a better place was already in the back of my mind as I headed uptown to see “Disclosure Day.”

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

In recent years, Hockney headed from Southern California to northern France, settling into a house and studio on several acres in Normandy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

She said those headed to the Central African Republic "are mainly withholding grantees from a variety of countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Georgia".

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

I did not answer as we headed for Koyuk.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Related Words

• en route