Head For

How to Conjugate Head For

  • Infinitive: Head For
  • Present Tense: Head For/ Heads For
  • -ing Form: Heading For
  • Past Tense: Headed For
  • Past Participle: Headed For
Head For is a non-separable phrasal verb and has 2 definitions.

Definitions of Head For:

1. When a situation becomes more likely.

Examples: Steve and Joyce are headed for marriage.
Lily is heading for college in the fall.

2. To move towards a certain place.

Examples: We need to head for the border if we’re going to make it across before noon.
Last time we saw Lucy, she was headed for Europe.

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