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- [hed-furst]
- /ˈhɛdˈfɜrst/
- /ˈhedˈfɜrst/
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- [hed-furst]
- /ˈhɛdˈfɜrst/
Definitions of headfirst word
- adverb headfirst with the head in front or bent forward; headforemost: He dived headfirst into the sea. 1
- adverb headfirst rashly; precipitately. 1
- noun headfirst With the head in front; headlong. 1
- adverb headfirst with the head in front 1
- adverb headfirst recklessly 1
- adverb headfirst If you move headfirst in a particular direction, your head is the part of your body that is furthest forward as you are moving. 0
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Origin of headfirst
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; head + first
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Parts of speech for Headfirst
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
headfirst popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for headfirst
adv headfirst
- carelessly — If someone does something carelessly, they do it without much thought or effort.
- hastily — moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- rashly — acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
adverb headfirst
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- diving — The sport or activity of swimming or exploring underwater.
- head over heels — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- pitching — any of various dark, tenacious, and viscous substances for caulking and paving, consisting of the residue of the distillation of coal tar or wood tar.
- plunging — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
adjective headfirst
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
Top questions with headfirst
- how to slide headfirst in baseball?
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