1 [VN] to provide sb with a room or place to sleep, live or sit:
The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. * The aircraft is capable of accommodating 28 passengers.
2 [VN] to provide enough space for sb/sth:
Over 70 minutes of music can be accommodated on one CD. * The old town hall now accommodates a Folk Museum.
3 [VN] (formal) to consider sth, such as sb's opinion or a fact, and be influenced by it when you are deciding what to do or explaining sth:
Our proposal tries to accommodate the special needs of minority groups. * She modified her views so as to accommodate the objections of American feminists.
4 [VN] ~ sb (with sth) (formal) to help sb by doing what they want
SYNOBLIGE:
I have accommodated the press a great deal, giving numerous interviews. * I'm sure the bank will be able to accommodate you.
5 ~ to sth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for accommodate is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is accommodate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, accommodate is tagged as verb.
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