head off
verb
headed off; heading off; heads off
: to go to another place
See you later—I'm heading off to work.
Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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Lift the cap and burner head off the stove and submerge them in warm, soapy water.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District is alerting parents to get ready for schools to be closed on Monday as a deal to head off a teachers' strike appears far from being reached.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The trio and Peterson subsequently boarded a 1947 Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza airplane and headed off into poor winter weather conditions late at night.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
To get a deal done, players must often move fast, gather their belongings, say a quick farewell, then head off for the medicals, contract finalising and other logistics before announcing their arrival elsewhere.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District is alerting parents to get ready for schools to be closed on Monday as a deal to head off a teachers' strike appears far from being reached.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The trio and Peterson subsequently boarded a 1947 Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza airplane and headed off into poor winter weather conditions late at night.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
To get a deal done, players must often move fast, gather their belongings, say a quick farewell, then head off for the medicals, contract finalising and other logistics before announcing their arrival elsewhere.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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