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- Dictionaryaccommodate/əˈkɒmədeɪt/
verb
- 1. (of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for: "the cottages accommodate up to six people" Similar
- 2. fit in with the wishes or needs of: "any language must accommodate new concepts" Similar Opposite
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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.
ACCOMMODATE meaning: 1. to provide with a place to live or to be stored in: 2. to give what is needed to someone: 3…. Learn more.
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.
to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment. Synonyms: abet, help, assist, aid, serve. Antonyms: inconvenience. to provide suitably; supply (usually followed by with ): The officials were accommodated with seats toward the front of the room. to lend money to:
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.
Definition of accommodate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you accommodate to something new, you change your behaviour or ideas so that you are able to deal with it. [ formal ] Some animal and plant species cannot accommodate to the rapidly changing conditions.
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)
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. a. To have enough space for: a parking lot big enough to accommodate buses. See Synonyms at contain. b. To provide lodging for: We looked for a hotel to accommodate the extra guests. 2. To take into consideration or make adjustments for; allow for: an economic proposal that accommodates the interests of senior citizens. 3. a.
