headquarter
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has headquarteredperfect 3rd person singular
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have headquarteredperfect
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are headquarteringprogressive
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have been headquarteringperfect progressive
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is headquarteringprogressive 3rd person singular
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headquarteringparticiple
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has been headquarteringperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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headquarterssingular 3rd person
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am headquarteringprogressive 1st person singular
Past
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had headquarteredperfect
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were headquarteringprogressive plural
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had been headquarteringperfect progressive
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headquarteredparticiple
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headquarteredsimple
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was headquarteringprogressive singular
Future
Etymology
Origin of headquarter
Back formation from headquarters
Example Sentences
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It has also pointed to its decision to headquarter Great British Energy in Aberdeen and establish a national wealth fund to help unlock investment in renewables.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
This would include, he wrote, “eliminating taxpayer funding for any new FBI headquarter facility and instead examining options for relocating the FBI’s headquarters outside of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2023
His primary goal is securing a permanent, bricks-and-mortar building to headquarter WalkGood, doubling as a wellness center and creative studio for his WalkGood Productions film company.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2023
Micron said locating the manufacturing plant at the company’s operational headquarter will improve efficiency and help get products to market faster.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
But the headquarter staff at Mundolsheim became convinced that this mode of attack would not accomplish the desired object, and that the more deliberate course of a regular siege would have to be resorted to.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count
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