"accommodate" meaning in English

See accommodate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/ [UK], /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-accommodate.ogg [US] Forms: accommodate [canonical], accommodates [third-person, singular], accommodated [past], accommodated [past, participle], accommodating [present, participle]
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  1. If x accommodates y, x has or makes room for y.
    Sense id: simple-accommodate-en-verb-eveh57Bx
  2. If a place accommodates people, they stay, work, or live there.
    Sense id: simple-accommodate-en-verb-IvRmbsqD
  3. If you accommodate someone or something, you do what is needed to help or understand them.
    Sense id: simple-accommodate-en-verb-GjPm5FIC
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          "text": "The platform didn't look nearly big enough to accommodate a ship the size of the Lady Luck"
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          "text": "The school residence currently accommodates students from 27 countries."
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