SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
accommodate
verb
To make room for, adapt to, or meet the needs of someone or something.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Adapt or meet needs
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Return to topAdapt and adjust often require a changed sentence structure.
Provide room
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Return to topHold describes capacity; lodge or put up means to provide a place to stay.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See accommodate in use
The revised schedule could accommodate volunteers who worked evenings.
To accommodate participants who needed more table space, the organizer moved two storage boxes and rearranged the workstations.
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