AEE 2293: Head For Greatness With These 5 Phrasal Verbs 1. head to , means go if you are at a concert 演唱会 let's head to our seats . ask questions like where are you heading to ? =where are you heading ? =where you headed ? 2. head off, to intercept拦截 窃听 or to prevent something happening, we hear a lot in news 阻止 转移方向, use it in more serious topic. = keep... from happening eg, we need to head off this economic crisis. (复数crises) i need to keep my daughter from coming home late. ( daily life) 3. head out, means to leave eg, what time should we head out ? = what time do we want to leave? it's time to heading out. I'm heading out to pick up ... 4. head over, means to go some place nearby. don't use it far away, should be something close by. eg, our neighbors have invited us for drinks, want to head over ? head over to my brother's house. 5. head for, means to go to a destination. the destination could be close and could be far.前往 出发 取向于 eg, I'm gonna head for the beach. a feeling that something is coming . eg, she's heading for greatness. you're heading for trouble. should we head to the mountains this weekend?( =let's head for the mountains this weekend) absolutely, let's head out on Saturday morning around 7.( suggests to leave at 7am) I'm gonna head to the store and get some snacks for the hike徒步 远足. ( go/run to the store) i need to head over to Mike's to get my camera back ... keep for last week. ( Mike lives close to me)

Head head off- prevent head out- to leave Head over - to some place nearby Head for- to go to a destination ( it could be far, could be close) ; we also use it metaphorically, e.g. head for trouble

Five phrasl verbs about"head" 1. head to= go (use"head to" more often than go) Ex: We r gonna head to our seats. Ex: Where are you heading? Ex: Where are you headed? 2. head off(intercept, to prevent or block something from happening.) Ex: We need to head off this economic crisis. Ex: The government was criticized for not heading off the economic collapse. Tips: not commonly used in dau to day English. It has a little formal meaning. 3. head out= to leave Ex: What time should we head out? Ex: I'm heading out. Do u wanna me to pick up anything? Tips: I'm heading out. I'm headed out.都正确！ 4. head over( going somewhere nearby) Ex: Our neighbor invited us over for drinks. We wanna head over. ✗: Let's head over the wedding in the next town. 5. head for( to go to destination) Ex: I' m headed for beach. Tip: for far or near, been to or hasn't gone there. any of them is ok, also a metophrical way included. Ex: She is heading for greatness. Ex : You are headed for trouble.