head

/hɛd/2 phrasal verbs

The plain verb means to move in a direction.

Head out is to leave, and head back is to return. Both are informal and extremely common in spoken American English.

HEAD flaps before vowels: head out is “he-dout”.

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Every HEAD phrasal verb, with the one line that keeps it apart from its siblings. Tap any one to open it.

Phrasal verb	Means	How to remember it
head outNo object	leave to go somewhere	OUT = departure. Informal.
head backNo object	return to where you came from	BACK = the return leg.

Phrasal verbs with HEAD — what each one means