to accommodate
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6.8
- verb
- /əˈkɑːməˌdeɪt/
:
adaptar
- The hotel was able to accommodate all of the guests during the busy holiday season.
- accommodate changes
- accommodate the needs
- accommodate schedules
But we modify things to accommodate for my limitations with my knee.
- But we modify things to accommodate for my limitations with my knee.
- But remember this time that space-time warps to accommodate the immutable speed of light.
- Every person should strive to accommodate himself to the rest, he says.
- I'm going to make my patterns accommodate women with larger hips and thighs.
- As a child, you had to learn to endure and accommodate in the name of survival.
- And so we really spoke about, OK, how are we going to accommodate this additional expense?
- All of this has been an overwhelming revamping our lives to accommodate the current conditions.
- You have a greater capacity for pulling in and accommodating stress, physical and mental stress.
- So she's going to try to accommodate that.
- I think that you can tell that it it will accommodate to itself.
Examples
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The shelves can vary in height to accommodate the larger volumes our client had been stacking on the floor.
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The scoring mechanism, which is part of the software, accommodates each individual's vocal range.
Academic text (2015) -
And, and we tried to, to, to accommodate what they needed to do their work.
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We cannot make more time, but time will stretch to accommodate what we choose to put into it.
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You wanted to accommodate children of all ages.
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In each case, software must be updated to accommodate changes in the data.
Academic text (1999) -
This is one of our smaller rooms, but it can be expanded to accommodate any number of mourners.
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We can accommodate any dietary preferences or restrictions.
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To accommodate this new engine, the nose was lengthened again and a bigger spinner was needed.
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Table 1 summarizes the areas of the cataloging standards that could accommodate the proposed parameters.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
317
2.7
To change something so it is in the right position or works correctly
268
3.2
Make small changes to something to make it more useful
178
4.1
To make something fit a particular group's needs or purpose
178
3.2
To change something so it fits a new use or situation
65
3.7
Change something so it fits a person's needs or wants
53
5.4
Change the order or settings of something to fit new needs
1
4.9
Make something to fit one person or a special purpose
How Adapted
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3.4
- Specialized
53
5.4
61
6.8
268
3.2
28
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
accommodate = accommod + ate
Although formed from Latin combining elements plus the verb-forming suffix '-ate', the internal element 'accommod' is not a recognisable standalone English base for an average B1 learner, so the meaning cannot be transparently derived from known English parts.
Etymology
Accommodate comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and commodare 'make suitable', from commodus 'convenient', the same root as the English word commodity 'a useful thing'. So to accommodate something is to 'adapt' or change it to be suitable for a new use.