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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Head for vs to
He'd head for the Congo tomorrow.
The above sentence is from the book Horrid Henry gets rich quick by Francesca Simon.
Can you replace "head for" with "head to" without any change in the meaning?
Head for vs head to
How do we know when to use "to" and when to use "for"?
The above sentence is from the book Horrid Henry gets rich quick by Francesca Simon.
Can you replace "head for" with "head to" without any change in the meaning?
Head for vs head to
How do we know when to use "to" and when to use "for"?
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Jigneshbharati He'd head for the Congo tomorrow. Jigneshbharati Can you replace "head for" with "head to" without any change in the meaning? Yes.
- Jigneshbharati He'd head for the Congo tomorrow.
- Jigneshbharati Can you replace "head for" with "head to" without any change in the meaning?
- Yes.
- Jigneshbharati How do we know when to use "to" and when to use "for"?
- They're mostly interchangeable, but the preference is to use 'for' when the destination is more figurative ( head for defeat, head for a hot summer, head for a recession ).
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JigneshbharatiHe'd head for the Congo tomorrow.
JigneshbharatiCan you replace "head for" with "head to" without any change in the meaning?
Yes.
JigneshbharatiHow do we know when to use "to" and when to use "for"?
They're mostly interchangeable, but the preference is to use 'for'
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