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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

Headed by a much more talented engineer than Dreyer, the American firm produced a system as good as the English original.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Headed into the weekend, chances of another shutdown hovered at around 9%, and those odds had been on the decline since mid-January.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

"Headed to Melbourne soon and binoculars already packed, hoping to spot them!" one group member posted this week.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

The first line of “Hard Headed Woman,” the new record from Margo Price, begins with a battle cry.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025

Headed for bed, she added, “Happy landings, as the hostesses say! Certainly wish you all had been with me.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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