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- Dictionaryac·com·mo·date/əˈkäməˌdāt/
verb
- 1. (of physical space, especially a building) provide lodging or sufficient space for: "the cabins accommodate up to 6 people" Similar
- 2. fit in with the wishes or needs of: "any language must accommodate new concepts" Similar Opposite
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1. : to provide with something desired, needed, or suited. I needed money, and they accommodated me with a loan. 2. a. : to make room for. rebuilt the ship to accommodate the bigger containers. b. : to hold without crowding or inconvenience. a hotel that can accommodate about 100 people. 3. : to bring into agreement or concord : reconcile.
Whether it refers to changing something to suit someone's wishes or providing someone with something he needs, accommodate typically involves making something fit. You might change your lunch plans, for example, to accommodate your best friend's schedule. Accommodate can also
ACCOMMODATE definition: 1. to provide with a place to live or to be stored in: 2. to give what is needed to someone: 3…. Learn more.
To accommodate someone is to do them a favor or meet their needs or wants in some way, as in You don’t have to accommodate everyone all the time—sometimes the answer should be no. To accommodate a request is to honor it—to do what has been asked, as in They were kind enough to accommodate my special requests.
verb. /əˈkɒmədeɪt/ /əˈkɑːmədeɪt/ Verb Forms. [transitive] accommodate somebody to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit. The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. The aircraft is capable of accommodating 28 passengers. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
1. To adapt oneself; become adjusted: It is never easy to accommodate to social change. 2. Physiology To become adjusted, as the eye to focusing on objects at a distance. [Latin accommodāre, accommodāt-, to fit : ad-, ad- + commodus, suitable; see commodious.] ac·com′mo·da′tive adj. ac·com′mo·da′tor n.
If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them. The school was not big enough to accommodate all the children. American English : accommodate / əˈkɒmədeɪt /
1 [transitive] accommodate somebody to provide someone with a room or place to sleep, live, or sit The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. The plane is capable of accommodating 28 passengers. Definitions on the go
to have enough space somewhere for a number of things or people: We need more roads to accommodate the increase in traffic. accommodate verb [T] (HELP) to do what someone wants, often by providing them with something: He requires special equipment and, where possible, we've accommodated those needs. accommodate verb [T] (GIVE A HOME)
Accommodate definition: To take into consideration or make adjustments for; allow for.
