headstrong
headstrong · more headstrong · most headstrong
своенравный
eigensinnig
Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others wantDetermined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
US/hˈɛdstɹˌɔŋ/
» I know that Tom is headstrong.
Meaning
1 sensesDetermined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
He was in that headstrong teenage phase when he felt like he knew everything.
eigensinnig
своенравныйsvojenravnyj
More definitions
- habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
Examples
14 sentencesI know that Tom is headstrong.
Tom is pretty headstrong.
deTom ist ziemlich eigensinnig.
I know Tom is headstrong.
Tom was always very headstrong.
Tom is headstrong.
ruТом упорный.
deTom ist eigensinnig.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want:
Origin
From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong.From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong.
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Forms
more headstrong, most headstrong| Comparative | more headstrong Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most headstrong Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition:frowardself-willedwillfulwilful
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form