| Title | Accommodate |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ac·com·mo·date \\ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdāt\\ verb (-dat·ed ; -dat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin accommodatus, past participle of accommodare, from ad- + commodare to make fit, from commodus suitable — more at commode
DATE 1550
transitive verb1. to make fit, suitable, or congruous 2. to bring into agreement or concord : reconcile 3. to provide with something desired, needed, or suited (as a helpful service, a loan, or lodgings) 4. a. to make room for b. to hold without crowding or inconvenience 5. to give consideration to : allow for accommodate the special interests of various groups intransitive verb : to adapt oneself; also : to undergo visual accommodation Synonyms: see adapt , contain • ac·com·mo·da·tive \\-ˌdā-tiv\\ adjective • ac·com·mo·da·tive·ness noun • ac·com·mo·da·tor \\-ˌdā-tər\\ noun English Etymology accommodate 1530s, from L. accomodatus "suitable," pp. of accomodare "make fit, adapt, fit one thing to another," from ad- "to" + commodare "make fit," from commodus "fit" (see commode). For accommodations"lodgings and entertainment," see accommodation. Pp. adj. accommodating "obliging" is attested from 1775. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English accommodate ADV. comfortably, easily It was a large hall, where a lot of people could be comfortably accommodated. VERB + ACCOMMODATE can/could The car park can accommodate about 200 cars. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 accommodate ac·com·mo·date / E5kCmEdeit; NAmE E5kB:m- / verb1. [VN] to provide sb with a room or place to sleep, live or sit 提供住宿(或膳宿、座位等): The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. 这家旅馆可供 500 位旅客住宿。 2. [VN] to provide enough space for sb / sth 容纳；提供空间: Over 70 minutes of music can be accommodated on one CD. 一张激光唱片可以容纳 70 多分钟的音乐。 3. [VN] (formal) to consider sth, such as sb's opinion or a fact, and be influenced by it when you are deciding what to do or explaining sth 考虑到；顾及: Our proposal tries to accommodate the special needs of minority groups. 我们的提案尽量照顾到少数群体的特殊需要。 4. [VN] ~ sb (with sth) (formal) to help sb by doing what they want 帮忙；给…提供方便 SYN oblige :I have accommodated the press a great deal, giving numerous interviews. 我多次接受采访,已给了报界许多方便。 5. ~ to sth | ~ sth / yourself to sth (formal) to change your behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation better 顺应,适应(新情况): ▪ [V] I needed to accommodate to the new schedule. 我需要适应新的时间表。 ▪ [also VN] OLT accommodate verb ⇨ accommodate Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ac·com·mo·date I. \-də̇t, -ˌdāt\ adjective Etymology: Latin accommodatus archaic : adapted , suitable , fit II. \-ˌdāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin accommodatus, past participle of accommodare, from ad- + commodare to make fit, give, lend — more at commodatum transitive verb 1. : adapt < words accommodate their meanings to the other words that accompany them — I.A.Richards > : make fit, suitable, or congruous < observations had to be accommodated to these preconceptions — S.F.Mason > 2. : to show the correspondence of : account for < to accommodate the new findings physicists have had to elaborate the theory — Scientific American Reader > : match < accommodating a statement to facts > 3. : to bring into agreement or concord : reconcile , adjust < he had to accommodate his step to hers — Michael Arlen > < accommodate his religious and cultural life to the culture of the majority while avoiding complete assimilation — F.J.Brown > 4. : to furnish with something desired, needed, or suited : oblige < Rosamond accommodated him, taking his picture over and over again to please him — Thomas Barbour > a. : to grant a loan to especially without security b. : to provide with lodgings : house < how are travelers accommodated in villages and towns — Notes & Queries on Anthropology > : make room for < the door was reluctantly opened wide enough to accommodate a small brown wet hand — L.C.Douglas > : hold < the mailbox is huge — obviously designed to accommodate packages from mail-order houses — G.R.Stewart > intransitive verb : to adapt oneself < normal and neurotic both accommodate to the same situations by different techniques — Abram Kardiner > < try in some way to accommodate — morally, intellectually — to the world — Edmund Wilson > specifically of the eye : to undergo accommodation Synonyms: see adapt , contain , oblige |
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