be headed — to be going in a particular direction; to be destined for a place
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be going in a particular direction; to be destined for a place
Pronunciation (IPA): /biː ˈhedɪd/
Example Sentences
- My pizza delivery is headed this way, but knowing my luck, it's probably headed for Antarctica first.
- The project is headed for disaster unless we get more funding.
- Where are you headed after graduation?
be headed
VERB[/biː ˈhedɪd/]
to be going in a particular direction; to be destined for a place
💡 Concept
to be going in a particular direction; to be destined for a place
🎵 Rhyme
She's headed where others dreaded, following paths threaded with gold!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/biː ˈhedɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/biː ˈhedɪd/
🌳Etymology
Roothead
Suffix--ed
🎵Rhyme
threadedweddedshreddeddreaded
threaded
wedded
shredded
dreaded
🔗Collocations
be headed for
be headed in the right direction
be headed home
be headed straight
be headed downtown
be headed out
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My pizza delivery is headed this way, but knowing my luck, it's probably headed for Antarctica first.”
“The project is headed for disaster unless we get more funding.”
“Where are you headed after graduation?”
😄 Fun example
“Traffic is so bad that we're headed nowhere fast - literally moving at the speed of a sleeping sloth.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
bound forgoing totraveling todestined foren route to
Antonyms
coming fromdeparting fromleaving
Related
directiondestinationjourneytravelheading
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