Sample sentences for ACCOMMODATE

3 meanings

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1 —as in:
the room can accommodate four

Definition

provide (or have the ability to provide) for something desired or needed

The lab can accommodate up to 30 students at one time.

accommodate = provide for

Other Uses (with this meaning)

We want an extra room so we can accommodate overnight guests.

accommodate = provide for

This hotel can accommodate up to 350 guests.

accommodate = provide for

But it might be hard finding a car with enough room to accommodate four kids and two adults.
Jeannette Walls -- The Glass Castle

accommodate = provide for

If the brackets stick out far enough to accommodate two panels, I could store eight additional panels that way.
Andy Weir -- The Martian

accommodate = provide for

The idea was that certain family units could accommodate an additional child.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

accommodate = provide for

Equally breathtaking was the corridor's width, which easily could have accommodated a pair of side-by-side passenger trains.
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code

accommodated = provided for

In the formerly protected greenbelt around London a ring of new cities was being built, cities that would be able to accommodate more people again than London itself.
Moshin Hamid -- Exit West

accommodate = provide for

'I've arranged to be accommodated there, for as long as I shall stay,' I answered.
Emily Bronte -- Wuthering Heights

accommodated = provided for

The grave had been dug deep, to accommodate many coffins,
Neil Gaiman -- The Graveyard Book

accommodate = provide for

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2 —as in:
moved to accommodate her

Definition

adjust something to provide for a need; or help

She accommodates different learning styles.

accommodates = adjusts for (different needs)

Other Uses (with this meaning)

The scientists had to accommodate existing theories to surprising new data.

accommodate = adjusts (to fit a need)

They reached an accommodation with Japan.

accommodation = arrangement (that satisfies competing interests)

(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)

They had to accommodate various interests to get a majority.

accommodate = adjust to (fit a need)

Still, he was pleasant, respectful, generous, and accommodating, which made him well liked by the people with whom he did business, whether black or white.
Bryan Stevenson -- Just Mercy

accommodating = helpful

He condemned openly Mr. Brown's policy of compromise and accommodation.
Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart

accommodation = arrangement to satisfy competing interests

One size can fit all because the skirt flares out and the top is ribbed elastic that can stretch to accommodate most anyone.
Nicola Yoon -- Everything, Everything

accommodate = adjust to fit

Whether to flee or fight or seek an accommodation.
Tim O'Brien -- Going After Cacciato

accommodation = arrangement to satisfy competing interests

"I think they'd be quite happy to accommodate you," Mr. Tall said drily.
Darren Shan -- A Vampire's Assistant

accommodate = help

He is cold, but he moves his arm to accommodate me, like he's half-holding me.
David Almond -- Clay

accommodate = adjust for

3 —as in:
hotel accommodations

Definition

space or lodgings — such as a hotel room or office space

Overnight accommodations are available.

accommodations = lodgings

Other Uses (with this meaning)

We hope you will find the accommodations adequate.

accommodations = space or lodgings

Private accommodation is getting scarcer.
V.S. Naipaul -- A Bend in the River

accommodation = lodging

Mother stayed in Los Angeles long enough to get us settled, then she returned to San Francisco to arrange living accommodations for her abruptly enlarged family.
Maya Angelou -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

accommodations = space or lodging

First, Jurassic Park has all the problems of any amusement park-ride maintenance, queue control, transportation, food handling, living accommodations, trash disposal, security.
Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park

accommodations = space to stay

"The bunkers," the girl began in the bored voice of a museum guide, "are for the accommodation of those who fail to cooperate with camp rules."
Corrie ten Boom -- The Hiding Place

accommodation = lodging

Give those folks nice clean accommodations.
Natalie Babbitt -- Tuck Everlasting

accommodations = space to stay

Considering my performance in the classroom thus far, I was well on my way to needing state-sponsored accommodations.
Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore

accommodations = lodging

A Unique Facility for the Temporary Accommodation of Jews and Other Dispossessed Persons
Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl

accommodation = lodging

I will get you a ticket to London and reserve your sleeping-car accommodation in the Stamboul-Calais coach.
Agatha Christie -- Murder On The Orient Express

accommodation = space

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