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onderbrengen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accommodate verb To provide someone with a place to stay or space to fit.
  • harbor noun A sheltered area of water where ships can dock or anchor safely.
  • host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
  • house noun A building where people live, typically a single family.
  • quarter noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
  • sleep verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
  • subsume verb To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.

Senses

onderbrengen is used for these senses in English:

  • accommodate (transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
  • harbor (transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
  • host To perform the role of a host.
  • house (transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor.
  • quarter (transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
  • quarter (transitive) To range to and fro over an area; to move from point to point.
  • sleep (intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
  • subsume (transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.

accommodate — full definition

  1. verb To provide someone with a place to stay or space to fit.
  2. verb To adjust or adapt to someone's needs or wishes.

harbor — full definition

  1. noun A sheltered area of water where ships can dock or anchor safely.
  2. verb To provide shelter or refuge for someone or something, including secretly hiding a fugitive.

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