head off

önlemek, engellemek

Bir sorun veya istenmeyen olay ortaya çıkmadan önce önlem alıp onu engellemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To act early to stop a problem or unwanted event from happening.

• We must head off trouble.
• The talks headed off a strike.
• Extra supplies could head off a food shortage.

Nasıl kullanılır: head something off (Early action helped us head the problem off.)

Eş anlamlılar: prevent, avert, forestall

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: head off trouble, head off a crisis, head off something

yola çıkmak, ayrılmak

Bir yerden ayrılıp başka bir yere doğru yolculuğa başlamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To leave a place and begin travelling somewhere.

• We should head off now.
• She headed off to work early.
• What time are you heading off tomorrow?

Nasıl kullanılır: head off to somewhere (We headed off to the beach after breakfast.)

Eş anlamlılar: leave, set off, depart

Zıt anlamlılar: arrive

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: head off home, head off to work, head off early, head off to school

önünü kesmek

Hareket halindeki birinin önüne geçerek yoluna devam etmesini engellemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To get in front of someone moving and stop them from continuing.

• We headed off the escaping sheep.
• The police headed off the suspect at the bridge.
• Can you head him off before he reaches the road?

Nasıl kullanılır: head someone off (The guards headed them off at the gate.)

Eş anlamlılar: intercept, block

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: head off someone, head off the escapees

rüzgârdan açılmak

Teknenin başını, rüzgârın geldiği yönden daha uzağa çevirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To turn a boat so that its front points further away from the direction the wind comes from.

• The skipper told me to head off.
• We headed off slightly as the wind increased.
• Head off until the sails fill again.

Eş anlamlılar: bear away, fall off

Zıt anlamlılar: head up

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: head off slightly, head off downwind