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# headlong

adverb; adjective

«headlong» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (adverb) Head first, with a fast rush, in a way that is not careful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headlong/#m1)
2. (adjective) Rushing forward very fast, without thinking first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headlong/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a character rushes or dives in a reckless way; in the lessons it describes a fast, careless movement, e.g. «a headlong rush»

### Examples

- The giant came headlong down the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headlong/#x1)
- He dived headlong into the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headlong/#x2)
- The children made a headlong dash for the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headlong/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Rushing wildly forward without thought.

**Interpretation.** Jeremiah uses the horse rushing into battle to describe a people who will not turn back from sin, and tradition reads it as a call to repent.

### Examples

- He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong. (Writings JOB.5.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/headlong/#x1)
- I attended and listened, but they spoke not aright; no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying: 'What have I done?' Every one turneth away in his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle. (Prophets JER.8.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/headlong/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «headlong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headlong/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«headlong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/headlong.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «headlong» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/headlong/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«headlong» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/headlong.html) on Mova free.