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head out

head out verb: to leave, depart; to go on ahead.

Verb

head out (third-person singular simple present heads out, present participle heading out, simple past and past participle headed out)

  1. (intransitive) To leave, depart; to go on ahead.
    • Alright, I'm going to head out
    • It wasn't until age 13 that my parents let me head out on my own to after-school activities.

Forms of head out

third-person singular presentheads out
present participleheading out
past participleheaded out
pastheaded out

Words formed from head out

Questions about head out

What does head out mean?
Head out means to leave, depart; to go on ahead.
What part of speech is head out?
Head out is a verb.
What is the past tense of head out?
The past tense of head out is headed out.

Words near head out in the dictionary

  1. head offices
  2. head on
  3. head on one's shoulders
  4. head orgasm
  5. head orgasms
  6. head out
  7. head over ears
  8. head over heels
  9. head pressing
  10. head priest
  11. head priests

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