head over heels

adverb

1

a

: in or as if in a somersault : helter-skelter

tumbled head over heels

b

: upside down

hanging head over heels from a branch

2

: very much : deeply

head over heels in love

Examples of head over heels in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This week, Olivia Rodrigo falls head over heels in a dreamy synth-pop track, Tom Waits returns to music with a brooding, political Massive Attack collaboration, and Tyla and Zara Larsson team up for a sultry pop girl jam. —Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026

On the first day of high school, introverted Okuto Nakumara spots his classmate Aiki Hirose in the crowd of an assembly, and immediately falls head over heels for him. —Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026

The young pair appeared head over heels in love and welcomed Halo in December 2023. —Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026

This time, the poor woman is Kenna (Maika Monroe), who seven years ago fell head over heels for the well-off Scotty (Rudy Pankow). —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for head over heels

• automobiles
• abeles
• appeals
• conceals
• flywheels
• ideals
• newsreels
• ordeals
• repeals
• reveals
• beals
• deals

Kids Definition

head over heels

adverb

1

: in or as if in a somersault

fell head over heels down the hill

2

: very much : deeply

head over heels in love