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title: accommodate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «accommodate» in the school dictionary: To provide a place for someone to stay or live. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# accommodate

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**Who acts:** hall, they, hotel, minibus, We, teacher · **What happens:** provide, stay, live, have, accommodate, help · **To what, where:** place, enough space, 200 people, someone, plans, something

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«accommodate» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [accommodate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/accommodate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To provide a place for someone to stay or live.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:m1:1
# text = To provide a place for someone to stay or live.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	provide	provide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** | to-infinitive |  | a place |  |  |  | for someone | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition place=Theme for someone=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **stay** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **live** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To have enough space for a number of people or things (the hall accommodates 200 people).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:m2:1
# text = To have enough space for a number of people or things (the hall accommodates 200 people).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	accommodates	accommodate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | enough space |  |  |  | for a number of people or things | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Patient |
| 2 | **accommodate** | present | the hall | 200 people |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To help someone by giving what they need or changing plans for them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:m3:1
# text = To help someone by giving what they need or changing plans for them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	changing	change	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
11	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | to-infinitive |  |  | someone |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **give** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **need** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
| 4 | **change** | gerund |  | plans |  |  |  | for plans *= plan* | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent plan=Theme for they=Co-Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To get used to or adjust to something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:m4:1
# text = To get used to or adjust to something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	adjust	adjust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **adjust** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to something *goal* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent to something=Goal |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hotel can accommodate 100 guests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:x1:1
# text = The hotel can accommodate 100 guests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	accommodate	accommodate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accommodate** | can | the hotel | 100 guests |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guest=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each minibus accommodates 12 children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:x2:1
# text = Each minibus accommodates 12 children.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	minibus	minibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	accommodates	accommodate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accommodate** | present | each minibus | 12 children |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hall accommodates up to 300 people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:x3:1
# text = The hall accommodates up to 300 people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	accommodates	accommodate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	300	300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accommodate up** | present | the hall |  | 300 people |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent to people=Goal |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We can accommodate you for the night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:x4:1
# text = We can accommodate you for the night.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	accommodate	accommodate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accommodate** | can | We | you |  |  | night |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher accommodated his request for extra time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:x5:1
# text = The teacher accommodated his request for extra time.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	accommodated	accommodate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accommodate** | past | the teacher | teacher's request |  |  | time |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Patient |
| 2 | **request** |  | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new library can accommodate thousands of books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:x6:1
# text = The new library can accommodate thousands of books.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	accommodate	accommodate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accommodate** | can | the new library | thousands of books |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"It's always one's duty to accommodate a traveller, they won't interfere with us."

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accommodate:x7:1
# text = "It's always one's duty to accommodate a traveller, they won't interfere with us."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	accommodate	accommodate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	traveller	traveller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	interfere	interfere	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | It | one's duty |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **accommodate** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | a traveller |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent traveller=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **interfere** *in a quote* | future | they |  |  |  |  | with us | tree rules |

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