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Headfirst

adjective/hɛdfˈɜːst/
Definition
with the head foremost
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hɛdfˈɜːst/
🇬🇧British English
/hɛdfˈɜːst/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hɛdfˈɜːst/
2 syllables Say it as /hɛdfˈɜːst/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivewith the head foremost
“a headfirst plunge down the stairs”
adverbwith the head foremost
“the runner slid headlong into third base”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
kopfüber
mit dem Kopf nach vorne
🇫🇷French
tête la première
avec la tête en avant
🇪🇸Spanish
de cabeza
con la cabeza por delante
🇮🇹Italian
a capofitto
con la testa in primo piano
🇳🇱Dutch
met het hoofd naar voren
met het hoofd voorop
🇵🇹Portuguese
de cabeça
com a cabeça em primeiro lugar
🇷🇺Russian
головой вперед
с головой вперед
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सबसे पहले
सबसे आगे सिर के साथ
🇧🇩Bengali
হেডফার্স্ট
মাথার সাথে সর্বাগ্রে
🇮🇳Tamil
தலை முதல்
தலையுடன் முதன்மையானது
🇮🇳Telugu
మొట్టమొదట
తలతో అగ్రగామి
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रथम
डोके सर्वात पुढे
🇮🇳Gujarati
હેડ ફર્સ્ટ
વડા સાથે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೊದಲನೆಯದು
ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತಲೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തലയിൽ ആദ്യം
തലയെടുപ്പോടെ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਿਰ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਸਿਰ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
سب سے پہلے
سر کے ساتھ سب سے آگے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
头朝前
头在前
🇯🇵Japanese
頭から
頭を一番前にして
🇰🇷Korean
머리부터 먼저
머리를 제일 먼저
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đi đầu
với cái đầu là trên hết
🇹🇭Thai
มุ่งหน้า
โดยมีศีรษะเป็นอันดับแรก
🇮🇩Indonesian
lebih dulu
dengan kepala paling depan
🇵🇭Filipino
una sa ulo
na nangunguna sa ulo
🇲🇾Malay
didahulukan
dengan kepala diutamakan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رأسا على عقب
مع الرأس قبل كل شيء
🇮🇷Persian
اول سر
با سر جلوتر
🇹🇷Turkish
kafa kafaya
başı önde olacak şekilde
🇮🇱Hebrew
ראש בראש
עם הראש בראש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'headfirst'?
The primary meaning of 'headfirst' is 'with the head foremost'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'headfirst' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'headfirst' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'headfirst' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'headfirst' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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