headlong

Significat (Anglès)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) With the head first or down.
2. (not-comparable) With an unrestrained forward motion.
3. (not-comparable) Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.

Adj

1. Precipitous.
2. Plunging downwards head foremost.
3. Rushing forward without restraint.
4. (figuratively) Reckless; impetuous.

Verb

To precipitate.

Conceptes

precipitat

de cap

Oposat a

feet first

Sinònims

headfirst

rashly

head over heels

precipitately

headforemost

rash

impetuously

impetuous

headily

foolhardy

hasty

reckless

recklessly

violent

like mad

at breakneck speed

like a shot

precipitate

fiercely

precipitous

downward

directly

slap-bang

lickety cut

resolutely

smack

suddenly

sweeping

sweepingly

swift

swiftly

thumping

uncontrollably

lickety split

dush

at top speed

heels over head

hell-for-leather

headlongs

lickety-split

slam-bang

abruptly

helter-skelter

head first

furiously

in person

Traduccions

la tête la première

kopfüber

precipitosamente

de cabeza

precipitado

a capofitto

precipitado

témérairement

blindes Drauflosstürmen

voreilig

heftig

überstürzt

direkt

in direkter Weise

ungestüm

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhɛd.lɒŋ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling.