Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of.

    We want you to head up the effort to organize all the entries.

    возгла́витьvozglávitʹ

  2. (transitive)To close (a cask, barrel, etc.) by fitting a head to it.

  3. To turn towards the wind

More definitions
  • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

Examples

48 sentences
  1. Thanks for the heads-up.

    Дякую за попередження.

    ruСпасибо, что предупредил.

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  2. Thanks for the heads up.

    Дякую за попередження.

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  3. Thank you for the heads up.

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  4. I'm going to head on up to bed.

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  5. Thank you for giving me a heads-up.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
lead or take the lead:

Forms

heads up, heading up, headed up, headed up
Base formhead up · to head up
3rd person singularheads up
Present participleheading up
Past simpleheaded up
Past participleheaded up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhead up
he, she, itheads up

Past simpleLesson

all personsheaded up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave headed up
he, she, ithas headed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill head up

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel:head

Word family

1 related words
Relatedheads up

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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