headquarter
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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headquartersimple
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headquarterssimple
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have headquarteredperfect
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has headquarteredperfect
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am headquarteringprogressive
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are headquarteringprogressive
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is headquarteringprogressive
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have been headquarteringperfect progressive
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has been headquarteringperfect progressive
Past
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headquarteredsimple
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had headquarteredperfect
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was headquarteringprogressive
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were headquarteringprogressive
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had been headquarteringperfect progressive
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
With hybrid work models becoming more widely adapted, large headquarter spaces are likely to decline and companies will opt for smaller offices and sublease their space.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
So anxious were the headquarter staff that a company of the Borderers were sent out, to do what they could.
From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Paget, Walter
“I want to be a voice for Black residents in my district,” Ugarte said at his campaign headquarters on Avalon Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He was met with a crowd of supporters carrying flares and banners as he left the French Football Federation's headquarters on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
That changed last year, attorneys said in the motion, citing an email from ICE headquarters in late May 2025 instructing field offices to begin arresting “collaterals,” or nontargets, en masse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The construction halt at 222 Broadway followed an inspection blitz from the Department of Buildings, which was prompted by the discovery of structural issues at the former Pfizer headquarters building in Midtown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The historical record makes it perfectly clear, to be sure, that Jefferson was orchestrating the campaign of vilification, which had its chief base of operations in Virginia and its headquarters at Monticello.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi canceled his planned trip to Saudi Arabia following the strikes, per a report by Shafaq, a news outlet headquartered in Baghdad, the country’s capital city.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
On Wednesday, Roberts moved the inquiry to the 4th Circuit, headquartered in Richmond, Va.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
For example, all firms listed on the Dax, Germany's stock market index, are headquartered in the west or in Berlin while east Germans also have far less inherited wealth.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The company, headquartered in California, is gearing up to produce a sequel to "F1," with Cue saying the plot and script are currently in development.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Settling in the small town of Mirebalais, Farmer found work with a charity called Eye Care Haiti, headquartered in Port-au-Prince, which conducted mobile “outreach clinics” in the countryside.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
In 2015, Tranter established Bad Wolf, headquartering the company in Cardiff, where they now have seven soundstages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
And companies have exploited this benefit by incorporating or headquartering in states that are famously friendly toward corporate defendants, like Delaware and Virginia.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2023
Q: How did you end up headquartering the company in Spokane?
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2019
He conceded, however, that the practice of headquartering abroad to pay less in taxes is, for now, “technically legal.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2014
Barclays will also hesitate to jump into the arms of the US's formidable regulators, reinforced by the new Dodd-Frank act along with America's litigation culture, by headquartering in New York.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2010
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