{
    "term": "accommodate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "accommodate",
            "heSheIt": "accommodates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "accommodated",
        "pastParticiple": "accommodated",
        "ingForm": "accommodating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit",
            "sensetop": "accommodate somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The aircraft is capable of accommodating 28 passengers."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["comfortably", "easily", "readily"],
                "verb + accommodate": ["be able to", "can"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to provide enough space for somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "accommodate somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The garage can accommodate three cars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The old town hall now accommodates a Folk Museum."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["comfortably", "easily", "readily"],
                "verb + accommodate": ["be able to", "can"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to consider something such as somebody’s opinion or a fact and be influenced by it when you are deciding what to do or explaining something",
            "sensetop": "accommodate something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Our proposal tries to accommodate the special needs of minority groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She modified her views so as to accommodate the objections of American feminists."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to help somebody by doing what they want",
            "sensetop": "accommodate somebody (with something)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I have accommodated the press a great deal, giving numerous interviews."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’m sure the bank will be able to accommodate you."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to change your behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation better",
            "sensetop": "accommodate (something/yourself) to something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I needed to accommodate to the new schedule."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɒmədeɪt/",
                "audio": "ac/accommodate/accommodate__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɒmədeɪts/",
                "audio": "ac/accommodate/accommodates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɒmədeɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ac/accommodate/accommodated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɒmədeɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ac/accommodate/accommodating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɑːmədeɪt/",
                "audio": "ac/accommodate/accommodate__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɑːmədeɪts/",
                "audio": "ac/accommodate/accommodates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ac/accommodate/accommodated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ac/accommodate/accommodating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin accommodat- ‘made fitting’, from the verb accommodare, from ad- ‘to’ + commodus ‘fitting’."
}