Header Meaning
/ˈhɛdɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe upper portion of a page (or other) layout.
nounText, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.
Sentence Examples
Tom took a header down the stairs.
Enter your name in the header.
Tom put his team in front with a diving header.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the document contained the company logo and date.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Wait! Use a strong ____ to direct the ball into the net and score a goal for the team.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English header From head + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in."
— 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:
""When the rest are in, you see one or two shiverin' on the bank, envyin' the others that have taken the plunge. It's the last that have the worst of it. I'm all for a header and have done with it.""
— 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the document contained the company logo and date.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Wait! Use a strong ____ to direct the ball into the net and score a goal for the team.