Meaning & Definition of Accommodate in English
English⟶
Accommodate
/əkɑmədet/
verb
1. Be agreeable or acceptable to
- "This suits my needs"
synonym:
- suit,
- accommodate,
- fit
2. Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
- "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
synonym:
- adapt,
- accommodate
3. Provide with something desired or needed
- "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"
synonym:
- accommodate
4. 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"
synonym:
- accommodate,
- hold,
- admit
5. Provide housing for
- "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
synonym:
- lodge,
- accommodate
6. Provide a service or favor for someone
- "We had to oblige him"
synonym:
- oblige,
- accommodate
7. Make (one thing) compatible with (another)
- "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
synonym:
- accommodate,
- reconcile,
- conciliate
Examples of using
This hotel can accommodate 100 guests.
This classroom can accommodate only thirty students.
The hotel can accommodate 100 people.