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headfirst

[ hed-furst ]

adverb

  1. with the head heads in front or bent forward; headforemost:

    He dived headfirst into the sea.

  2. rashly; precipitately.


headfirst

/ ˈhɛdˈfɜːst /

adjective

  1. with the head foremost; headlong

    he fell headfirst



adverb

  1. rashly or carelessly

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Word History and Origins

Origin of headfirst1

First recorded in 1820–30; head + first

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Example Sentences

And by mercilessly diving headfirst into these exploits, “Discord” discovers a universal truth: no human is human without flaws.

A dive, strictly speaking, means entering the water headfirst.

Suddenly, the scarf (or whatever was attaching it from above) slipped, and she fell onto the concrete headfirst.

And I ran straight at him at full speed and then threw myself into a headfirst slide.

Meanwhile, his two younger brothers have taken the opposite approach, diving headfirst into film roles in the U.S.

Now, what do you think of tumbling headfirst into the center of the disturbance like this?

What a surprise it would be to an intruder were he literally to fall into our camp headfirst.

Over it went instantly, and there was a flash of red and blue as the girl was flung headfirst into the river.

Smooth as a fishing loon, the pup went down headfirst and straight to his objective.

The painted warrior shot headfirst into the water and dropped as though he had been a stone.

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