headline
To give a headline to a page or section of a textTo give a headline to a page or section of a text.
» I usually only read the headlines.
Ich lese gewöhnlich nur die Überschriften. — Waldelfe
Я, як правило, читаю лише заголовки. — deniko
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2 sensesTo give a headline to a page or section of a text.
provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
(intransitive, transitive)To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.
Examples
54 sentencesI usually only read the headlines.
Я, як правило, читаю лише заголовки. — deniko
deIch lese gewöhnlich nur die Überschriften. — Waldelfe
Tom only glanced at the headlines.
ruТом лишь взглянул на заголовки. — AntonKhorev
deTom warf nur einen kurzen Blick auf die Schlagzeilen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom usually only reads the headlines.
ruОбычно Том читает только заголовки. — AntonKhorev
deTom liest für gewöhnlich nur die Überschriften. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sometimes I only read the headlines.
ruИногда я читаю только заголовки. — marafon
deManchmal lese ich nur die Überschriften. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom picked up the newspaper and read the headlines.
ruТом поднял газету и прочитал заголовки. — odexed
deThomas ergriff die Zeitung und las die Überschriften. — faehrmann
Origin
From head + line.From head + line.
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Forms
headlines, headlining, headlined, headlinedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Media and the news — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.