head
Of, relating to, or intended for the headOf, relating to, or intended for the head.
» The mistake cost him his head.
Der Fehler kostete ihn seinen Kopf. — Wolf
Der Fehler kostete ihn den Kopf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ошибка стоила ему головы. — marafon
Ця помилка коштувала йому голови. — deniko
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4 senses(not comparable)Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
Kopf-, Haupt-
головно́йgolovnój
(not comparable)Foremost in rank or importance.
the head cook
Haupt-
гла́вныйglávnyj
(not comparable)Placed at the top or the front.
пере́днийperédnij, ве́рхнийvérxnij
(not comparable)Coming from in front.
head sea
head wind
встре́чныйvstréčnyj
Examples
4440 sentencesThe mistake cost him his head.
Ця помилка коштувала йому голови. — deniko
ruОшибка стоила ему головы. — marafon
deDer Fehler kostete ihn seinen Kopf. — Wolf
He hit me on the head.
Він ударив мене по голові. — deniko
ruОн ударил меня по голове. — zmoo
deEr schlug mir gegen den Kopf. — al_ex_an_der
Tom is standing on his head.
Том стоїть на голові. — Balamax
ruТом стоит на голове. — soweli_Elepanto
Put your hands on your head.
Поклади руки на голову. — deniko
We have a new head coach.
У нас новий головний тренер. — deniko
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English efd, had, hafd, heafd, hed, heed, hefet, heid, het, hevd, heved, hevidFrom Middle English efd, had, hafd, heafd, hed, heed, hefet, heid, het, hevd, heved, hevid, hiede, hæfd, hæfedd, from Old English hēafod (“head; top; leader; origin”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), from *kap- (“head; bowl, cup”).
From Middle English heed, from Old English hēafod- (“main”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubida-, derived from the noun *haubid (“head”).
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Synonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Health and the body — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- shook his head
- heads heads
- headed for the
- headed back to
- headed back
- and headed for
- our heads heads
- shaved his head
- their heads heads
- head over heels
- head back home
- shave my head