head

1. (transitive)To be in command of. (See also head up.)

   Who heads the board of trustees?

   to head an army, an expedition, or a riot

   führen, leiten, anführen

   возглавля́тьvozglavljátʹ, возгла́витьvozglávitʹ, руководи́тьrukovodítʹ

   очо́люватиočóljuvaty, очо́литиočólyty

   remove the head of

2. (transitive)To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.

   A group of clowns headed the procession.

   The most important items headed the list.

   anführen, vorangehen, sich an der Spitze befinden

   be in the front of or on top of

3. (transitive)To strike with the head

   to head the ball

   köpfen

   form a head or come or grow to a head

4. (intransitive)To move in a specified direction.

   We are going to head up North for our holiday.

   We will head off tomorrow.

   gehen (nach/in Richtung), fahren (nach/in Richtung), sich bewegen (nach/in Richtung)

   направля́тьсяnapravljátʹsja, напра́витьсяnaprávitʹsja

   прямува́тиprjamuváty, попрямува́тиpoprjamuváty, направля́тисяnapravljátysja

5. (transitive)To remove the head from (a fish).

   Near-synonyms: behead, dehead

   The salmon are first headed and then scaled.

   köpfen, den Kopf entfernen

6. (intransitive)To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.

   entspringen, seinen Ursprung nehmen

7. (intransitive)To form a head.

   This kind of cabbage heads early.

   einen Kopf bilden

8. (transitive, usually)To form a head (on or to); to fit or furnish (something) with a head.

   to head a nail

9. (transitive)To cut off the top of; to lop off.

   to head trees

   köpfen, die Spitze abschneiden

10. To go in front of.

    to head a drove of cattle

    to head a person

    vorausgehen, vor gehen (einem/etwas)

    travel in front of; go in advance of others

11. To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.

    The wind headed the ship and made progress difficult.

    entgegenkommen, in die Quere kommen

12. (broadly)To check or restrain.

1. The mistake cost him his head.

   Ця помилка коштувала йому голови.

   ruОшибка стоила ему головы.

   deDer Fehler kostete ihn seinen Kopf.

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2. He hit me on the head.

   Він ударив мене по голові.

   ruОн ударил меня по голове.

   deEr schlug mir gegen den Kopf.

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3. Tom is standing on his head.

   Том стоїть на голові.

   ruТом стоит на голове.

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4. Put your hands on your head.

   Поклади руки на голову.

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5. We have a new head coach.

   У нас новий головний тренер.

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regular · Lesson

• head upочолити, очолюватиTo lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of.
• head offперебитиTo begin moving away.
• head outTo leave, depart; to go on ahead.