Where are you headed vs where are you heading

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to ask someone about their destination or direction. The choice between 'headed' and 'heading' is a matter of personal preference or regional variation.

Last updated: April 07, 2024 • 615 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"Where are you headed "

This phrase is used to ask someone about their destination or direction. 'Headed' is the past tense and past participle of 'head', meaning to move in a certain direction.

Examples:

Where are you headed after work?
I'm not sure where I'm headed yet.
Do you know where the bus is headed?

Alternatives:

Where are you going?
Where are you off to?
Where are you headed to?
Where are you bound for?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"where are you heading"

This phrase is also used to ask someone about their destination or direction. 'Heading' is the present participle of 'head', indicating the act of moving in a certain direction.

Examples:

Where are you heading on your vacation?
I'm not sure where I'm heading yet.
Do you know where the train is heading?

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Where are you heading after Paris?
Tell me, where are you heading?
Morning, where are you heading to?
Where are you heading?
Peter, where are you heading after the reception, somewhere exotic?
So, where are you heading?
Where are you heading stranger?
Where are you heading, gentlemen?
And you, sir... where are you heading now?
Where are you heading, Mr. Pablo?
Anyway... Where are you heading to at this time?
Billy, where are you heading?
Bart, where are you heading with this?
So, where are you heading off to?
So, where are you heading off to?
So where are you heading off to, April?
Where are you heading?
Where are you heading?
Where are you heading?
Where are you heading?

Alternatives:

Where are you going?
Where are you off to?
Where are you headed?
Where are you bound for?

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