All 4 Uses of
accommodate
in
In Cold Blood
- The next day, Wednesday, was the proper start of the trial; it was also the first time ordinary spectators were admitted into the courtroom, an area too small to accommodate more than a modest percentage of those who applied at the door.†
Chpt 4 *accommodate = fit
- If cots were brought in and the hall was used as a dormitory, Mrs. Clutter estimated, the house could accommodate twenty guests during the Thanksgiving holidays; the others would have to lodge at motels or with neighbors.†
Chpt 1
- Hartman's Cafe, which contains four roughly made tables and a lunch counter, could accommodate but a fraction of the frightened gossips, mostly male, who wished to gather there.†
Chpt 1
- Dewey's sympathy, however, was not deep enough to accommodate either forgiveness or mercy.†
Chpt 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(accommodate as in: the room can accommodate four) provide (or have the ability to provide) for something desired or needed
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(2)
(accommodate as in: moved to accommodate her) adjust something to provide for a need; or help
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(3)
(accommodations as in: hotel accommodations) space, lodgings, or other needs -- such as a hotel room and services