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PRONUNCIATION OF HEADQUARTER

headquarter  [ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEADQUARTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Headquarter is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb headquarter in English.

WHAT DOES HEADQUARTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

headquarter

Headquarters

Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility for managing all business activities. In the UK, the term Head Office is most commonly used for the HQs of large corporations. The term is also used regarding military organizations.

Definition of headquarter in the English dictionary

The definition of headquarter in the dictionary is to place in or establish as headquarters.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HEADQUARTER

PRESENT

Present
I headquarter
you headquarter
he/she/it headquarters
we headquarter
you headquarter
they headquarter
Present continuous
I am headquartering
you are headquartering
he/she/it is headquartering
we are headquartering
you are headquartering
they are headquartering
Present perfect
I have headquartered
you have headquartered
he/she/it has headquartered
we have headquartered
you have headquartered
they have headquartered
Present perfect continuous
I have been headquartering
you have been headquartering
he/she/it has been headquartering
we have been headquartering
you have been headquartering
they have been headquartering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I headquartered
you headquartered
he/she/it headquartered
we headquartered
you headquartered
they headquartered
Past continuous
I was headquartering
you were headquartering
he/she/it was headquartering
we were headquartering
you were headquartering
they were headquartering
Past perfect
I had headquartered
you had headquartered
he/she/it had headquartered
we had headquartered
you had headquartered
they had headquartered
Past perfect continuous
I had been headquartering
you had been headquartering
he/she/it had been headquartering
we had been headquartering
you had been headquartering
they had been headquartering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will headquarter
you will headquarter
he/she/it will headquarter
we will headquarter
you will headquarter
they will headquarter
Future continuous
I will be headquartering
you will be headquartering
he/she/it will be headquartering
we will be headquartering
you will be headquartering
they will be headquartering
Future perfect
I will have headquartered
you will have headquartered
he/she/it will have headquartered
we will have headquartered
you will have headquartered
they will have headquartered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been headquartering
you will have been headquartering
he/she/it will have been headquartering
we will have been headquartering
you will have been headquartering
they will have been headquartering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would headquarter
you would headquarter
he/she/it would headquarter
we would headquarter
you would headquarter
they would headquarter
Conditional continuous
I would be headquartering
you would be headquartering
he/she/it would be headquartering
we would be headquartering
you would be headquartering
they would be headquartering
Conditional perfect
I would have headquarter
you would have headquarter
he/she/it would have headquarter
we would have headquarter
you would have headquarter
they would have headquarter
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been headquartering
you would have been headquartering
he/she/it would have been headquartering
we would have been headquartering
you would have been headquartering
they would have been headquartering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you headquarter
we let´s headquarter
you headquarter
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to headquarter
Past participle
headquartered
Present Participle
headquartering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEADQUARTER


backwater
ˈbækˌwɔːtə
blackwater
ˈblækˌwɔːtə
breakwater
ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə
Bridgwater
ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə
daughter
ˈdɔːtə
deepwater
ˈdiːpˈwɔːtə
Drinkwater
ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə
forequarter
ˈfɔːˌkwɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
hindquarter
ˈhaɪndˌkwɔːtə
porta
ˈpɔːtə
porter
ˈpɔːtə
quarter
ˈkwɔːtə
rainwater
ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə
saltwater
ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə
sweetwater
ˈswiːtˌwɔːtə
tidewater
ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə
underwater
ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə
wastewater
ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə
water
ˈwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEADQUARTER

headmastership
headmen
headmistress
headmistressship
headmistressy
headmost
headnote
headphones
headpiece
headpin
headquartered
headquarters
headquarters staff
headrace
headrail
headreach
headrest
headrig
headring
headroom

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEADQUARTER

barter
Carter
centre three-quarter
charter
converter
darter
draw and quarter
Empty Quarter
first quarter
garter
karter
kick-starter
last quarter
Latin Quarter
Order of the Garter
parter
self-starter
starter
the Garter
three-quarter
time charter

Synonyms and antonyms of headquarter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «headquarter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEADQUARTER

Find out the translation of headquarter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of headquarter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «headquarter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

总部
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sede
570 millions of speakers

English

headquarter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुख्यालय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штаб-квартира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sede
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সদর দপ্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

siège
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ibu pejabat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hauptsitz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

本社
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

본사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kantor pusat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trụ sở chính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைமையகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्यालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Merkezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sede
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Siedziba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штаб - квартира
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sediul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έδρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoofkwartier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

huvudkontor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hovedkvarter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of headquarter

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADQUARTER»

The term «headquarter» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.310 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADQUARTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «headquarter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «headquarter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about headquarter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADQUARTER»

Discover the use of headquarter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to headquarter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
OAB:
... headquarter for Grupo de Empresas Azahar Design You Trust. May 2010. Link: http://designyoutrust. Com/2010/02/25/the-azahargroup-world-headquarters-by- oabarchitects/ New headquarter for Grupo de Empresas Azahar Daily Tonic.
Carlos Ferrater, Borja Ferrater, 2010
2
The Headquarter Recruit: And Other Stories
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Richard Dehan, 2012
3
The 2013 International Conference on Management and ...
In city development, the practice of Shenzhen shows that it implemented a " headquarter economy" strategy, while Dongguan selected the other strategy, the "world's factory" or "factory economy" strategy. Empirical facts show that both of the ...
Alice Peng, 2013
4
International Trade and Multinational Activity: ...
The actual magnitudes of FN, FH, Fv and the share parameters 1121;, and ivy, depend on two crucial assumptions concerning the fixed costs parameters.2 First, it is assumed that the production of headquarter services may be geographically  ...
Julian Emami Namini, 2006
5
Kenya Gazette
14 2,500 Headquarter office room No. 10 2,500 Headquarter office room No. 11 2,500 Headquarter office room No. 17 2,500 Headquarter office room No. 18 3,500 Headquarter office room No. 16 2,500 Headquarter office room No. 26 2,000 ...
6
Consultancy Projects And Entrepreneurs
BITCO Headquarter Branch Orissa ORITCO Headquarter West Bengal WEBCON Headquarter Branch Northern Region Himachal Pradesh HIMCON Headquarter Jammu & Kashmir J & KITCO Headquarter Rajasthan RAJCON Headquarter ...
‎1993
7
Management Accounting & Control Scales Handbook
Headquarter-Subsidiary Centralization Scale Description The scale measures the degree of headquarter-subsidiary centralization by asking for the typical influence that subsidiaries had in affecting the outcome of decisions. Origin Adapted ...
Utz Schäffer, 2007
8
The Organization of Firms in a Global Economy
Table 2.3 Productivity dispersion as a determinant of the share of intrafirm imports in total imports Productivity dispersion calculated using Xv(g),l,c Headquarter intensity measure: SglLg KglLg Productivity dispersion calculated using Xv(g),l ...
Elhanan HELPMAN, Dalia Marin, Thierry Verdier, 2009
9
Managing Information Technology in Small Business: ...
In this section we will describe the franchise business environment for the franchisor headquarter, the franchisee unit, and the franchise community as a whole. As we will see, their diverse functions incur diverse needs and thus require ...
Stephen Burgess, 2002
10
Producer Services in China: Economic and Urban Development
Table 9.8 Nineteen producer service functional zones and their leading industries Name Leading industry Location Shanghai Jinqiao Producer Headquarter economy, commerce and Pudong Service Functional Zone trade operation, R&D and ...
Anthony G.O. Yeh, Fiona F. Yang, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADQUARTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term headquarter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pakistan opens terrorism case against London-based politician Altaf …
... (MQM) party hold photographs of their party leader Altaf Hussain as they chant slogans during a gathering outside the headquarter of MQM ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Greene King announce strong financial year after takeover of Spirit
The takeover however has raised questions over the future of Spirit Pubs in Burton as King Greene bosses consider shifting headquarter ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
3
Former Panchkula DRO-cum-LAC Naresh Kumar Sheokand …
As per the orders, during the period of suspension his headquarter has been fixed in the office of Bhiwani DC and he will not be allowed to ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
4
Kiwi to drive global Microsoft Surface channel plans
... sales organisation and the globally distributed channel sales teams for the devices business, based out of Microsoft's Redmond headquarter. «ChannelLife NZ, Jul 15»
5
JKCA multi-crore scam | Probe could be handed over to other …
The court was also apprised that IGP Kashmir Zone has also taken up the matter with Police Headquarter J&K. The court had directed the JKCA ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
6
ULFA guns down Hindi-speaking trader
... of the residence of Nandlal Shah, a Hindi-speaking local trader in the Bijuli-ban locality in Pengeri, about 40 km from the district headquarter, ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
Consultancy – Senior Conference Coordinator
... Country Office (MCO) and Headquarter (HQ), ensuring the preparation, execution and documentation of the third High-Level Meeting (HLM3) ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
8
Goodfellow commanders continue the mission
Norma Brown, a commander whose name graces the base headquarter's building, became a two-star general after leaving Goodfellow. «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
9
Ukrainian priest says his emotional captivity was worse than physical
... in the center of Donetsk, which became a headquarter for Russian-backed separatists and various gangs that occupied Eastern Ukraine. «CatholicPhilly.com, Jul 15»
10
Police Officer in-charge killed in firing by criminals
... criminals hiding in a school premises in Belsara panchayat, about 25 km from district headquarter," Additional Superintendent of Police Rajiv Ranjan told PTI. «Press Trust of India, Jul 15»

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