accommodate
gb/əkˈɑmədˌeɪt/ us/əkˈɑmədˌeɪt/
B2
Anglais
~ 8100
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
B2
action
1
provide lodging or overnight stay
to give someone a place to stay or sleep, for a short time
Schéma d’usage :
to accommodate [people/guests]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse "accommodate" with "accompany". "Accommodate" is about giving space or fitting someone in, while "accompany" means to go with someone.
Synonymes
house (more common for longer-term or permanent living, but also used for temporary stays)
|
lodge (often used for providing temporary rooms, slightly more formal or travel-related)
Antonymes
turn away (focuses on refusing to let someone stay or enter)
Collocations
accommodate guests
|accommodate up to [number] people
|hotel can accommodate
|accommodate visitors
|accommodate overnight
Thèmes
travel
|daily life
|housing
Exemples
- The hotel can accommodate 300 guests during peak season.
- We don’t have enough beds to accommodate everyone for the night.
- The hostel accommodates backpackers from all over the world.
- The conference center can accommodate delegates in its on-site rooms.
- They built extra cabins to accommodate more visitors in the summer.
Exemples pédagogiques
- This hotel can accommodate 200 people.
- My friend can accommodate me for one night.
- The school can accommodate all the new students.
- The small house cannot accommodate a big family.
- The guest room can accommodate two visitors.
Verbe
B2
state
2
have enough space or capacity
to be big enough for a number of people or things
Schéma d’usage :
to accommodate [number/people/things]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes use "contain" or "include" when they mean physical space, e.g. *"The room includes 50 people"*. It is more natural to say "The room can accommodate 50 people" or "The room holds 50 people."
Synonymes
hold (more general and slightly simpler; does not suggest planning or design)
|
fit (more informal and physical; often used for size alone)
Antonymes
overflow (describes what happens when something cannot be accommodated because there is not enough space)
Collocations
accommodate up to [number]
|accommodate more people
|room can accommodate
|vehicle can accommodate
|designed to accommodate
Thèmes
transport
|buildings
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- This stadium can accommodate 50,000 spectators.
- The parking lot can only accommodate thirty cars.
- The meeting room will not accommodate such a large audience.
- The new shelves are designed to accommodate all the files.
- The elevator can accommodate up to twelve passengers at a time.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The bus can accommodate forty people.
- This box can accommodate many books.
- The hall cannot accommodate everyone.
- The small car can accommodate only four people.
- The closet can accommodate all my clothes.
Verbe
B2
action
3
meet or adjust to needs or wishes
to change your plans or system so that another person’s needs, wishes, or situation are met
Schéma d’usage :
to accommodate [someone/something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes say *"adapt someone"* when they mean to meet someone’s needs. In this sense, English usually uses "accommodate someone" or "accommodate someone’s needs", not "adapt someone".
Synonymes
adapt (focuses more on the change itself than on the person whose needs are being met)
|
oblige (more formal; emphasizes doing a favor or helping someone out)
Antonymes
inconvenience (means to cause difficulty instead of making things easier for someone)
Collocations
accommodate the needs of
|accommodate requests
|accommodate different levels
|accommodate changes
|accommodate disabilities
|accommodate cultural differences
Thèmes
work
|education
|society
|relationships
|business
Exemples
- The schedule was adjusted to accommodate employees with young children.
- The new policy does not adequately accommodate people with disabilities.
- Online classes can accommodate students who work full time.
- We will do our best to accommodate your preferences.
- The design was changed to accommodate feedback from users.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The teacher tries to accommodate all students.
- We changed the time to accommodate her.
- The company will accommodate workers with health problems.
- The program was updated to accommodate new users.
- They made a plan to accommodate everyone’s needs.
Verbe
C1
action
4
adapt or adjust oneself
to change yourself or the way you act so you can live or work well in new conditions
Schéma d’usage :
to accommodate [oneself] to [something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often choose a different preposition, saying *"accommodate with"* or *"accommodate in"* when they mean to adapt. In this sense, the usual pattern is "accommodate to" something.
Synonymes
adjust (slightly more common and informal; very close in meaning here)
|
adapt (very close in meaning; widespread in everyday use)
Antonymes
resist (emphasizes refusing to change or accept new conditions)
Collocations
accommodate to change
|accommodate to a new environment
|accommodate to different cultures
|accommodate oneself to
|slowly accommodate to
Thèmes
psychology
|work
|society
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Exemples
- New employees often need time to accommodate to the company’s culture.
- The organization has struggled to accommodate to rapid technological change.
- She quickly accommodated to life in a foreign country.
- Our bodies gradually accommodate to colder temperatures.
- The team has had to accommodate to a more flexible way of working.
Exemples pédagogiques
- It took him a year to accommodate to city life.
- Children usually accommodate to a new school quite fast.
- I am still trying to accommodate to my new job.
- The company must accommodate to the new market.
- She slowly accommodated to living alone.
Verbe
technical
C1
action
5
eye adjust focus for distance
when the eye changes focus so that you can see things clearly at another distance
Schéma d’usage :
to accommodate [to a distance]
Erreur fréquente :
Because this is a technical, medical use, learners sometimes mistake it for the general meaning of "adapt" in everyday life. In eye-care contexts, "accommodate" refers specifically to changing focus.
Synonymes
focus (everyday term for making an image sharp; less technical than "accommodate" in this context)
Antonymes
lose focus (describes the eye’s failure to keep an image sharp)
Collocations
eye accommodates
|accommodate for near vision
|accommodate for distance
|failure to accommodate
|ability to accommodate
Thèmes
science
|medicine
|health
|body
Exemples
- As we age, the eye loses some of its ability to accommodate for near objects.
- The ciliary muscles help the lens accommodate when you shift your gaze from far to near.
- In this condition, the eyes do not accommodate properly, causing blurred vision.
- The child’s eyes accommodate quickly when looking between the board and the notebook.
- The test measures how well the eyes can accommodate over a short period.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The eye must accommodate to see things close to you.
- Older people may have eyes that cannot accommodate well.
- The doctor checked how my eyes accommodate to different distances.
- When your eyes accommodate, the image becomes clear.
- If your eyes cannot accommodate, you may need glasses.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
accommodate
API
GB/əkˈɑmədˌeɪt/
US/əkˈɑmədˌeɪt/
Syllabes et accentuation
ac - com - mod - ate (4 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (com)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: accommodate
- 3rd Person Singular: accommodates
- Present Participle: accommodating
- Past: accommodated
Famille de mots
Forms
accommodates
verb
accommodating
verb
accommodated
verb
Core family
accommodation
noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
unaccommodating
adjective
Advanced or less common
accommodatingly
adverb
accommodative
adjective
Expressions
accommodate the needs of
1/əkˈɑmədˌeɪt ðə nˈidz əv/
fixed phrase
provide or adjust for needs
to give a person or group what they need, often by changing rules, plans, or systems for them
Exemples
- The program was redesigned to better accommodate the needs of rural students.
- Public spaces must accommodate the needs of people with disabilities.
accommodate yourself to
1/əkˈɑmədˌeɪt jʊɹsˈɛlf tə/
fixed phrase
adapt yourself to something
to change the way you think or act so you can live or work well in a new situation
Exemples
- You will have to accommodate yourself to a slower pace of life here.
- Immigrants often need to accommodate themselves to different social norms.
do one's best to accommodate
1/dˈu wˈʌnz bˈɛst tə əkˈɑmədˌeɪt/
fixed phrase
try as hard as possible to help
to try very hard to meet another person’s needs or wishes, even if it is not easy
Exemples
- We will do our best to accommodate any special dietary requirements.
- The manager said she would do her best to accommodate our schedule.