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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
accommodates, accommodating, accommodated |
| definition 1: |
to have room for.
The motel accommodates one hundred people.They accommodated the extra people by bringing in more chairs.- synonyms:
- contain, hold
- similar words:
- carry, house, lodge, seat
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| definition 2: |
to provide with meals or a place to sleep.
Our friends said they could accommodate us for a few days.- synonyms:
- house, lodge, quarter
- similar words:
- board, shelter
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| definition 3: |
to do a favor for; meet the needs of by changing one's own plans.
The teacher always accommodates us when we need more time.
- similar words:
- aid, assist, furnish, help, indulge, provide, serve, supply
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| related words: |
adjust, bed, feed, lend, qualify, quarter, receive, wait on |
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| derivation: |
accommodative (adj.) |
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