Accommodated
/əkəməded/
Definitions
2 meaningsto make something suitable or serviceable to someone's needs
/əkəmədeɪt/
to provide with what is needed
The conference center accommodated all the attendees.
💡 Simply: to make something suitable or serviceable
More Examples
The airline accommodated our special request.
How It's Used
"Can you accommodate my request?"
"The hotel accommodated our group of 20 people."
a situation, arrangement, or procedure making it easy for someone to do something or have something done
/əkəmuˈdeɪti/
an arrangement made for someone's comfortable or convenient use
The new phone accommodates our needs.
💡 Simply: a place or arrangement suitable for someone's comfort and convenience
More Examples
The house accommodated our needs perfectly.
How It's Used
"The hotel offered an excellent accommodation for our group."
"The company accommodates its employees during the off-season."
Idioms & expressions
see eye to eye
to agree with someone on a point and have no differences of opinion
"We finally see eye to eye on the project."
hold the reins
to have a great deal of authority or control over a situation or group of people
"She holds the reins of the project."
From Latin accommodare, from com- + accedere, 'to take next to', probably related to amicus.
In the 16th century, the term 'accommodate' referred to something physically provided between two things.
Memory tip
Accommodate = Add to what is needed
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Word Origin
Root: accommodare