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head-first

UK/hɛd.fɜːst/US/hɛd.fɝst/

head-first is the alternative form of headfirst.

Meaning of headfirst

Adverb

headfirst (not comparable)

  1. With the head in front; headlong.
    Antonyms:
    feet first
  2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; hastily.
    • Sheffield was not going to stop being Sheffield just because he had dived headfirst into the lusts of the flesh.2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 245

See all 3 meanings of headfirst

Forms of head-first

alternative formheadfirst
alternative formhead first

Questions about head-first

What is head-first the alternative form of?
Head-first is the alternative form of headfirst.
How do you pronounce head-first?
Head-first is pronounced /hɛd.fɜːst/ (UK).

Words near head-first in the dictionary

  1. head-emptier
  2. head-emptiers
  3. head-ender
  4. head-enders
  5. head-final
  6. head-first
  7. head-game
  8. head-gamed
  9. head-games
  10. head-gaming
  11. head-hop

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