0 to prevent a difficult or unpleasant situation from happening:
The company is putting up wages to head off a strike.
1 to take action to stop something from happening:
The Federal Reserve was accused of failing to head off a crisis in home mortgages.
head off recession/inflation/legislation, etc.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
head sth off