head up
B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To be the leader or boss of a group or project.
Meanings
1 B1
idiomatic
informal
To be the leader or person in charge of an organisation, team, or project.
"She's been asked to head up the new marketing team that launches next month."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Widely used in business and journalistic English. Very common in phrases like 'she'll be heading up the new department.' Conveys a sense of active, appointed leadership. More dynamic-sounding than simply 'lead' or 'run.'
Commonly used with
team project department committee task force division
Forms
Base
head up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
heads up
he/she/it
Past simple
headed up
yesterday
Past participle
headed up
have + pp
-ing form
heading up
continuous
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