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accommodate
[uh-kom-uh-deyt]
verb (used with object)
to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige.
to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.
Antonyms: inconvenienceto provide suitably; supply (usually followed bywith ).
The officials were accommodated with seats toward the front of the room.
to lend money to.
Can you accommodate him, or are you short of cash?
to provide with a room and sometimes with food.
to furnish with accommodations, as food and lodgings.
to have or make room for.
Will this elevator accommodate 10 people?
to make suitable or consistent; adapt.
to accommodate oneself to circumstances.
to bring into harmony or make adjustments or allowances for.
to accommodate differences;
to accommodate your busy schedule.
verb (used without object)
to become adjusted or adapted.
to become reconciled; agree.
accommodate
/ əˈkɒməˌdeɪt /
verb
(tr) to supply or provide, esp with lodging or board and lodging
(tr) to oblige or do a favour for
to adjust or become adjusted; adapt
(tr) to bring into harmony; reconcile
(tr) to allow room for; contain
(tr) to lend money to, esp on a temporary basis until a formal loan has been arranged
Other Word Forms
- accommodable adjective
- nonaccommodable adjective
- preaccommodate verb (used with object)
- reaccommodate verb
- unaccommodable adjective
- underaccommodated adjective
- well-accommodated adjective
- accommodative adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of accommodate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of accommodate1
Example Sentences
Classes are held in the evening and on weekends to accommodate those working full time.
If there is one lyric that sums up Lily Allen’s new album, it’s “You moved the goal posts, you’ve broken the rules/ I tried to accommodate, but you took me for a fool.”
Temple Mills railway storehouse in east London is the only depot in the UK able to accommodate the larger trains used in continental Europe and which is already linked to the cross-Channel line.
He describes the permanently larger balance sheet as a technocratic necessity to accommodate commercial banks’ demand for reserve deposits at the Fed—the so-called ample reserves regime introduced after 2008.
Another complication is that to accommodate robotic pickers, many farmers would need to plant new orchards with apples growing on trellises rather than in rows of traditional lollipop-shaped trees.
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When To Use
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.The adjective accommodating means eager or willing to help or please in this way.Accommodate can also mean to make or have room for, as in This bus can accommodate up to 50 passengers. Similarly, accommodate can mean to provide someone with a place to stay, as in Unfortunately the hotel was not able to accommodate us—all the rooms were reserved. The related term accommodation is often used in this context, especially in relation to hotels rooms or other temporary lodging. In this case, it is often used in the plural, as in What are the accommodations like?Accommodation is also commonly used in a general way referring to the act of accommodating. This can be used in any of the senses of the word.Example: We’ve extended our hours to better accommodate our customers.
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