HEAD-ON


Meaning of HEAD-ON in English

1.

If two vehicles hit each other head-on , they hit each other with their fronts pointing towards each other.

Pulling out to overtake, the car collided head-on with a van.

ADV : ADV after v

Head-on is also an adjective.

Their car was in a head-on smash with an articulated lorry.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

A head-on conflict or approach is direct, without any attempt to compromise or avoid the issue.

The only victors in a head-on clash between the president and the assembly would be the hardliners on both sides.

ADJ : ADJ n

Head-on is also an adverb.

Once again, I chose to confront the issue head-on.

ADV : ADV after v

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.