Synonymer
Uttal
US:- IPA: [ˈhɛd.ˌlɒŋ]
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Definitioner
Adverb
- With the head first or down.
- With an unrestrained forward motion.
- Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
Adjektiv
- Precipitous.
- Plunging downwards head foremost.
- Rushing forward without restraint.
- (figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.
Verb
- (transitive) To precipitate.
Exempel
- Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession.
- “Time is up,” cried another boy, more headlong than head-monitor.
- If a stranger be setting his pace and face toward some deep pit, or steep rock — such a precipice as the cliffs of Dover — how do we cry aloud to have him return ? yet in mean time forget the course of our own sinful ignorance, that headlongs us to confusion.
- Carriages went up and down in endless pageant. Trolley-cars rushed by, clanging and grinding as they headlonged into the side streets.
Böjningsformer
| Perfektparticip | headlonged | Imperfekt | headlonged |
| Presensparticip | headlonging | Komparativ | more headlong |
| Superlativ | most headlong | Tredje person singular indicativ presens | headlongs |