to head off

to head off
to head off
intransitive verb
1 marcharse, irse
it's time I was heading off es hora de que me marche
transitive verb sep
1 (divert) interceptar; (avoid) evitar
if we take this short cut we can head them off at the river si tomamos este atajo le interceptaremos en el río
can we head off disaster? ¿podemos evitar el desastre?

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