headquarter
Americanverb (used with object)
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headquarters,
present (3rd person singular)
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headquartered,
past participle, past
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headquartering
present participle
verb (used without object)
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headquarters,
present (3rd person singular)
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headquartered,
past participle, past
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headquartering
present participle
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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This allowed him buy a property in Katwe to headquarter his academy and from where he also runs the Robert Katende Initiative.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
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 Walter Paget
Police used tear gas to disperse crowds in Westfield area as they moved towards the headquarters of the national electricity company, Nawec, with some chanting.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Because diplomats have a special protected status, the agents needed permission from FBI headquarters and the State Department.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“All achievements — straight A’s at the time — anything that could be rewarded was pooled to funds,” he said, reclining on a patio chair in the shade at Chargers headquarters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
When they arrived, they were taken to Kyiv’s St. Sophia Cathedral, a few hundred yards from the headquarters of Ukraine’s security service, which Russia struck with an explosive drone on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Lafayette Baker seized the telegram, rushed back to his headquarters, and alerted his cousin Luther Byron Baker to the news of the sighting.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Founded in China and now headquartered in Singapore, Shein finally won Beijing's approval last month to make its initial public offering in Hong Kong.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Sazerac is an American company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky—a natural cultural and operational fit,” the letter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Stihl, a power tool manufacturer headquartered in Germany, aims for battery-powered equipment to make up 35% of its sales by next year, and 80% by 2035.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The company was founded by Elon Reeve Musk in 2002 and is headquartered in Starbase, TX.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Based on the West Coast, the gang was headquartered in Vancouver, with two additional shore stations.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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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