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over one's head

head
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hed]
    • /ˈoʊ vər wʌnz hɛd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hed]
    • /ˈoʊ vər wʌnz hɛd/

Definitions of over one's head words

  • noun over one's head the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. 1
  • noun over one's head the corresponding part of the body in other animals. 1
  • noun over one's head the head considered as the center of the intellect, as of thought, memory, understanding, or emotional control; mind; brain: She has a good head for mathematics. Keep a cool head in an emergency. 1
  • noun over one's head the position or place of leadership, greatest authority, or honor. 1
  • noun over one's head a person to whom others are subordinate, as the director of an institution or the manager of a department; leader or chief. 1
  • noun over one's head a person considered with reference to his or her mind, disposition, attributes, status, etc.: wise heads; crowned heads. 1
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Origin of over one's head

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English he(v)ed, Old English hēafod; cognate with Old High German houbit, Gothic haubith; akin to Old English hafud- (in hafudland headland), Old Norse hǫfuth, Latin caput (see capital1)

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Parts of speech for Over one's head

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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over one's head popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for over one's head

adj over one's head

  • absonant — inharmonious
  • baffling — impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
  • clear as mud — not at all clear
  • delphic — of or relating to Delphi or its oracle or temple

adjective over one's head

  • exorbitant — (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
  • incognizable — Not cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
  • overboard — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
All 11 Synonyms of over one's head

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