Meaning of accommodate In English

• 0 to provide with a place to live or to be stored in:

  • New students may be accommodated in halls of residence.

  • formal There wasn't enough space to accommodate the files.

• 1 to give what is needed to someone:

  • The new policies fail to accommodate people with disabilities.

  • We always try to accommodate (= help) our clients with financial assistance if necessary.

  • Some find it hard to accommodate themselves to the new working conditions.

• 2 (of an eye) to change the shape of the lens in order to focus (= see clearly)

• 3 to provide space or a place for a group:

  • The new dormitory will be able to accommodate an additional 200 students.

• 4 to give what is needed to someone:

  • We certainly try to accommodate students with disabilities.

• 5 to have or provide the space that someone or something needs:

  • The centre can accommodate up to 220 students.

  • The airport simply doesn't have enough room to accommodate increased air traffic.

• 6 to give someone what they want or need:

  • An employer has to accommodate the request of an employee not to work Sundays if there are other employees willing to switch shifts.

• 7 to consider and include something in a design or plan:

  • To accommodate wheelchairs, all he had to do was widen the doorways.