Meaning

1 senses

  1. To precipitate.

Examples

14 sentences

  1. He rushed headlong to his ruin.

    deEr rannte blindlings in sein Verderben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. He plunged headlong into his work.

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  3. His car crashed headlong into the wall.

    deSein Wagen krachte ungebremst in die Mauer. — raggione

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  4. I often rush headlong into new experiences.

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  5. He throws himself headlong into everything he undertakes.

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Origin

From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), ass

From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling.

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Forms

headlongs, headlonging, headlonged, headlonged
Base formheadlong · to headlong
3rd person singularheadlongs
Present participleheadlonging
Past simpleheadlonged
Past participleheadlonged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyheadlong
he, she, itheadlongs

Past simpleLesson

all personsheadlonged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave headlonged
he, she, ithas headlonged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill headlong

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
headlessheadlightheadlineB1headmasterheadmistressC2headphoneA2headquarter
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