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head toto go in the direction of; to move toward a place

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to go in the direction of; to move toward a place

Pronunciation (IPA): /hed tuː/

Example Sentences

  • My stomach started growling, so I decided to head to the kitchen for a midnight snack.
  • When the fire alarm went off, everyone had to head to the nearest exit.
  • After three cups of coffee, I really need to head to the bathroom!

head to

VERB

[/hed tuː/]

to go in the direction of; to move toward a place

After class ends, the students head to the cafeteria for lunch.
💡 Concept

After class ends, the students head to the cafeteria for lunch.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/hed tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/hed tuː/

🌳Etymology

Roothead
Suffix-to

🎵Rhyme

breaddeadredsaid
bread
dead
red
said

🔗Collocations

head to work
head to the store
head to school
head to bed
head to town
head to the exit

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My stomach started growling, so I decided to head to the kitchen for a midnight snack.

When the fire alarm went off, everyone had to head to the nearest exit.

😄 Fun example

After three cups of coffee, I really need to head to the bathroom!

Let's head to the mall early to avoid the weekend crowds.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

go tomove toproceed totravel tomake one's way to

Antonyms

leave fromdepart fromcome back

Related

directiondestinationjourneymovement

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