ACCOMMODATES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

provide with something desired or needed

Example: Can you accommodate me with a rental car?

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

provide housing for

Example: We are lodging three foreign students this semester

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

be agreeable or acceptable to

Example: This suits my needs

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

have room for

Example: hold without crowding; This hotel can accommodate 250 guests; The theater admits 300 people; The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

Example: Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

make (one thing) compatible with (another)

Example: The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

provide a service or favor for someone

Example: We had to oblige him