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ac·com·mo·date
(ə-kŏm′ə-dāt′)v. ac·com·mo·dat·ed, ac·com·mo·dat·ing, ac·com·mo·dates
v.tr.
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. To do a favor or service for; oblige. See Synonyms at oblige.
b. To provide for; supply with something needed: accommodated the expedition with supplies.
4. To make suitable; adapt or adjust: accommodated herself to her new surroundings. See Synonyms at adapt.
v.intr.
1. To adapt oneself; become adjusted: It is never easy to accommodate to social change.
2. Physiology To become adjusted, as the eye to focusing on objects at a distance.
[Latin accommodāre, accommodāt-, to fit : ad-, ad- + commodus, suitable; see commodious.]
ac·com′mo·da′tive adj.
ac·com′mo·da′tor n.
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accommodate
(əˈkɒməˌdeɪt)vb
1. (tr) to supply or provide, esp with lodging or board and lodging
2. (tr) to oblige or do a favour for
3. to adjust or become adjusted; adapt
4. (tr) to bring into harmony; reconcile
5. (tr) to allow room for; contain
6. (tr) to lend money to, esp on a temporary basis until a formal loan has been arranged
[C16: from Latin accommodāre to make fit, from ad- to + commodus having the proper measure]
acˈcommoˌdative adj
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ac•com•mo•date
(əˈkɒm əˌdeɪt)v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. v.t.
1. to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige.
2. to provide suitably; supply.
3. to lend money to.
4. to provide with a room or other accommodations.
5. to have or make room for: This elevator accommodates 10 people.
6. to adjust or make suitable; adapt: to accommodate oneself to circumstances.
7. to bring into harmony; reconcile: to accommodate differences.
v.i. 8. to become adjusted, adapted, or reconciled.
[1515–25; < Latin accommodātus, past participle of accommodāre to attach, make suitable]
ac•com′mo•da`tive, adj.
ac•com′mo•da`tive•ness, n.
ac•com′mo•da`tor, n.
syn: See contain.
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accommodate
Past participle: accommodated
Gerund: accommodating
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| Verb | 1. |  accommodate - be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| 2. |  accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" adjust - make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness" gear, pitch - set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" fit - insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment" anglicise, anglicize - make English in appearance; "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London" shoehorn - fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited tailor, orient - adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" domesticate, tame, cultivate, naturalise, naturalize - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" Christianize - adapt in the name of Christianity; "some people want to Christianize ancient pagan sites" naturalise, naturalize - adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" transcribe - rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended | |
| 3. |  accommodate - provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" | |
| 4. |  accommodate - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people" house - contain or cover; "This box houses the gears" seat - be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000" | |
| 5. |  accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"domiciliate, house, put up - provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" barrack - lodge in barracks keep - supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders" | |
| 6. |  accommodate - provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" | |
| 7. | accommodate - make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" |
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accommodate
verb
1. hold, take, seat, contain, have a capacity for The school was not big enough to accommodate all the children.
2. house, put up, take in, lodge, board, quarter, shelter, entertain, harbour, cater for, billet Students are accommodated in homes nearby.
3. help, support, aid, encourage, assist, befriend, cooperate with, abet, lend a hand to, lend a helping hand to, give a leg up to (informal) He has never made an effort to accommodate photographers.
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accommodate
verb2. To provide with often temporary lodging:
4. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use:
5. To bring into accord:
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Translations
يَأوِي، يُسْكِنيَسَعُ لِيُكَيِّف، يُزَوِّد، يُسَاعِد
pojmoutubytovatuspokojitvyhovět
have plads tilhuseimødekommerummetilpasse (sig)
majoittaa
smjestiti
gera til òægîarrúma, koma fyrir
宿を提供する
숙박처를 제공하다
apgyvendintibūstasįtiktipaslauguspastogė
izpatiktizvietot
nastaniti
inhysa
จัดที่อยู่ให้
barındırmakmemnun etmekyer bulmakalmak
cung cấp chỗ ở
accommodate
[əˈkɒmədeɪt]A. VT
1. (= lodge, put up) [+ person] → alojar, hospedar
can you accommodate four people in July? → ¿tiene usted habitaciones para cuatro personas en julio?
can you accommodate four people in July? → ¿tiene usted habitaciones para cuatro personas en julio?
2. (= have space for) → tener cabida para
this car accommodates six → este coche tiene cabida or asientos para seis personas
can you accommodate two more in your car? → ¿caben dos más en tu coche?
this car accommodates six → este coche tiene cabida or asientos para seis personas
can you accommodate two more in your car? → ¿caben dos más en tu coche?
3. (= reconcile) [+ differences] → acomodar, concertar; [+ quarrel] → poner fin a; [+ quarrellers] → reconciliar
6. (= oblige) → complacer, hacer un favor a
B. VI [eye] → adaptarse (to a)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
accommodate
[əˈkɒmədeɪt] vt
(= hold, have room for) [+ people] → loger, recevoir
The hotel can accommodate 50 people → L'hôtel peut recevoir cinquante personnes.
This car accommodates 4 people comfortably → On tient confortablement à 4 dans cette voiture.
The hotel can accommodate 50 people → L'hôtel peut recevoir cinquante personnes.
This car accommodates 4 people comfortably → On tient confortablement à 4 dans cette voiture.
(= put up) [+ people] → loger
vi (= adapt) → s'adapter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
accommodate
vt
(= provide lodging for) → unterbringen
(= hold, have room for) → Platz haben für; (= contain) machine part etc → enthalten; the car can accommodate five people → das Auto bietet fünf Personen Platz or hat Platz für fünf Personen
(form: = oblige) → dienen (+dat); wishes → entgegenkommen (+dat); I think we might be able to accommodate you → ich glaube, wir können Ihnen entgegenkommen
vi (eye) → sich einstellen (→ to auf +acc)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
accommodate
[əˈkɒmədeɪt] vta. (lodge, have room for, person) → ospitare, alloggiare; (thing) → ospitare, accogliere
this car accommodates 4 people comfortably → quest'auto può trasportare comodamente 4 persone
this car accommodates 4 people comfortably → quest'auto può trasportare comodamente 4 persone
b. (oblige, help) → favorire; (satisfy) → venire incontro a
c. (differences) → conciliare
d. (adjust to, idea, situation) accommodate o.s. to → venire incontro a, adattarsi a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
accommodate
(əˈkomədeit) verb1. to find or be a place for. The house could accommodate two families.
2. to oblige. They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.
acˈcommodating adjective obliging; helpful.
acˌcommoˈdation noun1. room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time. It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.
2. space for something. There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.
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accommodate
→ يَسَعُ لِ pojmout tilpasse (sig) unterbringen στεγάζω alojar majoittaa loger smjestiti ospitare 宿を提供する 숙박처를 제공하다 huisvesten huse zakwaterować acomodar вместить inhysa จัดที่อยู่ให้ barındırmak cung cấp chỗ ở 容纳Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
accommodate
v. acomodar, ajustar, cuadrar; [to lodge] alojar, hospedar.
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