accommodating
Americanadjective
adjective
Usage
What does accommodating mean? The adjective accommodating means eager or willing to help or please.It comes from the continuous tense (-ing form) of the verb accommodate, which means to do someone 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.Example: We can’t thank you enough—you’ve been so accommodating and have made us feel so welcome.
Other Word Forms
- accommodatingly adverb
- nonaccommodating adjective
- nonaccommodatingly adverb
- nonaccommodatingness noun
- preaccommodatingly adverb
- superaccommodating adjective
- unaccommodating adjective
- unaccommodatingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of accommodating
First recorded in 1610–20; accommodat(e) + -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The airbase on the small, remote atoll is strategically located and is capable of accommodating long-range bombers.
From BBC
But then four non‑union lists seen as more accommodating toward management joined forces to secure a majority.
From Barron's
Most places are unique, beautiful and acceptably clean, while the hosts have been incredibly accommodating.
Rutledge added that maintaining TV studios, crews and accommodating large audiences is becoming increasingly costly for producers, who are looking more to other types of digital and social platforms that are more attractive to advertisers.
From Los Angeles Times
‘No one gets in trouble for accommodating,” an administrator at a top university told me.
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