accommodate
/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/verb4 syllables
Accommodate means: have room for; hold without crowding.
Synonyms for accommodate11
verb, as in make (one thing) compatible with (another)
verb, as in make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
verb, as in provide housing for
verb, as in provide a service or favor for someone
What does accommodate mean?7
verb
have room for; hold without crowding“This hotel can accommodate 250 guests”
be agreeable or acceptable to“This suits my needs”
make (one thing) compatible with (another)“The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories”
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose“Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country”
provide housing for“We are lodging three foreign students this semester”
provide a service or favor for someone“We had to oblige him”
provide with something desired or needed“Can you accommodate me with a rental car?”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Accommodate in a sentence
- I’ve changed to accommodate you, but it’s never enough.Nuel
- It will not be long before you accommodate yourself to the new circumstances.AlanF_US
- The plan has been changed to accommodate new circumstances.Nuel
- You will soon accommodate yourself new ways of living.unknown
- It can accommodate as many as ten people.Miktsoanit
- They modified the report to accommodate all views.unknown
- She was kind enough to accommodate me with some money.unknown
- The passengers soon learned to accommodate themselves to their new circumstances.Hybrid
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of accommodate
as a verb
- past tense
- accommodated
- present participle
- accommodating
- third-person singular
- accommodates