accommodate
/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To provide someone with a place to live, stay, or lodge.
The hotel can accommodate up to five hundred guests during peak season.
Can this small cottage accommodate our entire family comfortably?
To have enough space for a specific number of people or things.
The new auditorium easily accommodates large conferences.
The conference table does not accommodate more than ten chairs.
To adjust to the needs, wishes, or demands of someone or something.
The company tries to accommodate employees who request flexible working hours.
Did the kitchen accommodate your dietary restrictions?
To adapt or adjust oneself to a new situation or environment.
New students often struggle to accommodate to the rigorous schedule.
He accommodated quickly to the colder climate.
How it's used
When this means “provide lodging or space for”
- accommodate guests
“accommodated them.”
The innkeeper accommodated travelers stranded by the snowstorm.
When this means “adapt to conditions”
- accommodate to conditions
“accommodate to them.”
Animals accommodate to seasonal temperature changes.
Collocations
- accommodate visitors
- easily accommodate
- accommodate a crowd
- accommodate requests
- accommodate needs
- accommodate differences
- accommodate to change