anpassen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accommodate verb To provide someone with a place to stay or space to fit.
- accord noun A formal agreement, especially between countries or groups.
- adapt verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
- adjust verb To change something slightly so it works better or fits new circumstances.
- adjustment noun A small change made to improve or correct something.
- align verb To arrange things in a straight line or so their edges match up.
- appropriate adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
- conform verb To match your behaviour, appearance, or attitudes to what is expected or normal, especially to fit in with a group.
- customize verb To change something so that it suits a particular person, purpose or taste, usually by adjusting settings, features or appearance.
- fitting adj Appropriate or suitable for the occasion.
- season noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
- tailor noun A person who professionally makes, fits, or alters clothing, especially suits.
- tweak verb To make a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.
Senses
anpassen is used for these senses in English:
- accommodate (transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
- accommodate (transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
- accommodate (intransitive, rare) To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.
- accord (transitive) To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
- adapt (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
- adapt (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
- adjust (transitive) To modify.
- adjust (intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.
accommodate — full definition
- verb To provide someone with a place to stay or space to fit.
- verb To adjust or adapt to someone's needs or wishes.
accord — full definition
- noun A formal agreement, especially between countries or groups.
- verb To be in agreement or match with something.