headquarters

«headquarters» in Mova's school dictionary: The main office or place from which a company, army… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (headquarters — singular or plural; abbreviation HQ)

meaning for a pupil

The main office or place from which a company, army, police force or organisation is run. tree →

sense 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 →
• The spies returned to headquarters. tree →
• Our den is the club's secret HQ. tree →
• The army set up its headquarters in the old castle. tree →
• Police headquarters received the call. tree →
• The United Nations headquarters is in New York. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «headquarters» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.