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# headquarters

noun (headquarters — singular or plural; abbreviation HQ)

«headquarters» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The main office or place from which a company, army, police force or organisation is run. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headquarters/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and news the headquarters is where the bosses work. In games and stories «HQ» is the base. Phrases: «police headquarters», «company headquarters», «back to HQ».

### Examples

- The company's headquarters are in London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headquarters/#x1)
- The spies returned to headquarters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headquarters/#x2)
- Our den is the club's secret HQ. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headquarters/#x3)
- The army set up its headquarters in the old castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headquarters/#x4)
- Police headquarters received the call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headquarters/#x5)
- The United Nations headquarters is in New York. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headquarters/#x6)

### Note

Ends in -s even for one: «a headquarters». Can take a singular or plural verb. Short form: HQ.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «headquarters» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headquarters/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«headquarters» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/headquarters.html) on Mova free.