Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.

Examples

62 sentences

  1. We can accommodate him for the night.

    Ми можемо розмістити його на ніч. — Ostrovska

    ruМы можем поселить его на ночь. — Ooneykcall

    deWir können ihm die Nacht über Unterkunft gewähren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. The house could accommodate two families.

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  3. We'd be happy to accommodate you.

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  4. Let's see if we can accommodate you.

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  5. We can accommodate you.

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Origin

First use appears c. the 1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive particip

First use appears c. the 1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”), from con- + modus (“measure, proportion, limit”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) (see English mode).

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Forms

more accommodate, most accommodate
Comparativemore accommodate Lesson
Superlativemost accommodate Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
acclimateacclimatizeaccoladeaccommodationB2accompanimentaccompanyB1accomplice
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