unterbringen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accommodate verb To provide someone with a place to stay or space to fit.
- bestow verb To give something formally or ceremonially, often as an honour.
- collocate verb (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
- house noun A building where people live, typically a single family.
- lodge verb To become firmly fixed in a particular position.
- 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.
Senses
unterbringen is used for these senses in English:
- accommodate (transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
- bestow (also, reflexive) To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter.
- collocate To arrange or occur side by side.
- 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.
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.