head-on

== English == === Alternative forms === head on === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛd ˌɒn/ (Standard Southern British, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈhɛd ˌɔn/ (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈhed ˌɔn/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈhed ˌɒn/, [ˈhe̝d ˌɔ̟n] ~ [ˈhɪd ˌɔ̟n] (Northern US or cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈhɛd ˌɑn/ (Southern US, Midland US, Philadelphia, Baltimore, without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈhɛd ˌɔn/ === Adjective === head-on (not comparable) (idiomatic) Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating; uncompromising a head-on approach to a problem (automotive, transport) Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. ==== Usage notes ==== The adjective is also head on, especially when appearing after the verb, and thus an adverb, as in: She likes to tackle problems head on. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === head-on (not comparable) With the front of a vehicle. With direct confrontation. === Noun === head-on (plural head-ons) A collision from the front. ==== Translations ==== === References === “head-on”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.