ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00709 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
accommodate
v.
US/əˈkɑːmədeɪt/
UK/əˈkɒmədeɪt/
CSAT Frequency72/100
TOEIC Frequency78/100
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Meanings of accommodate
1verb
To provide lodging, food, or sufficient space for someone or something.
The hotel can accommodate up to five hundred guests comfortably.
The hotel can accommodate up to five hundred guests comfortably.
This small apartment cannot accommodate a large family.
This small apartment cannot accommodate a large family.
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Derivatives of accommodate
accommodation
lodging or housing (noun)
Student accommodation is available near the university campus.
Student accommodation is available near the university campus.
accommodating
helpful and willing to please (adjective)
The staff were very accommodating and helpful throughout our stay.
The staff were very accommodating and helpful throughout our stay.
accommodate someone's needs
adjust to meet requirements (phrase)
The design accommodates the needs of people with disabilities.
The design accommodates the needs of people with disabilities.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of accommodate
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Common Phrases with accommodate
accommodate guestsaccommodate guests
accommodate requestsaccommodate requests
accommodate changesaccommodate changes
accommodate different needsaccommodate different needs
accommodate a large numberaccommodate a large number
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Practice Question: accommodate
Choose the best word for the blank
The conference center can ___ up to two thousand people for the annual meeting.
- A accommodating
- B accommodate
- C accommodated
- D accommodates
The modal 'can' requires the base form of the verb, which is 'accommodate' without any inflection.