accommodate

accommodate
transitive verb
1) unterbringen; (hold, have room for) Platz bieten (+ Dat.)
2) (oblige) gefällig sein (+ Dat.)
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[ə'komədeit]
verb
1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) aufnehmen
2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) entgegenkommen
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ac·com·mo·date
[əˈkɒmədeɪt, AM əˈkɑ:m-]
I. vt
1. (offer lodging)
to \accommodate sb person jdn unterbringen; building jdn aufnehmen [o geh beherbergen]
the chalet \accommodates up to 6 people die Hütte bietet Platz für bis zu 6 Personen
2. (form: store)
to \accommodate sth etw unterbringen
3. (help)
to \accommodate sb jdm entgegenkommen
4. (supply)
to \accommodate sb with sth jdn mit etw dat versorgen
should we be unable to \accommodate you with precisely the item you require, ... sollten wir Ihnen nicht genau den gewünschten Artikel beschaffen können, ...
5. (adapt)
to \accommodate oneself to sth sich akk an etw akk anpassen
6. (fit in with needs)
to \accommodate sth etw dat Rechnung tragen
II. vi
sb \accommodates to sth jd stellt sich akk auf etw akk ein
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[ə'kɒmədeɪt]
1. vt
1) (= provide lodging for) unterbringen
2) (= hold, have room for) Platz haben für; (= contain) machine part etc enthalten

the car can accommodate five people — das Auto bietet fünf Personen Platz or hat Platz für fünf Personen

3) (= be able to cope with theory, plan, forecasts) Rechnung f tragen (+dat)
4) (form: oblige) dienen (+dat); wishes entgegenkommen (+dat)

I think we might be able to accommodate you — ich glaube, wir können Ihnen entgegenkommen

2. vi
(eye) sich einstellen (to auf +acc)
3. vr

to accommodate oneself to sth — sich einer Sache (dat) anpassen

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accommodate [əˈkɒmədeıt; US əˈkɑm-]
A v/t
1. jemandem einen Gefallen tun oder eine Gefälligkeit erweisen
2. (with) jemanden versorgen oder versehen (mit), jemandem aushelfen (mit):
accommodate sb with money
3. jemanden
a) unterbringen, beherbergen, einquartieren
b) versorgen, bewirten
4. Platz haben oder bieten für, fassen, aufnehmen (können), unterbringen:
the car accommodates five persons in dem Wagen haben fünf Personen Platz;
the stadium can accommodate 80,000 spectators das Stadion fasst 80 000 Zuschauer oder hat ein Fassungsvermögen von 80 000 Zuschauern
5. (to)
a) jemanden oder etwas anpassen (dat oder an akk):
accommodate o.s. B 1
b) in Einklang bringen (mit):
accommodate facts to theory
6. einen Streit beilegen, schlichten
B v/i
1. (to)
a) sich anpassen (dat oder an akk)
b) sich einstellen (auf akk)
2. MED sich akkommodieren (Augen)
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transitive verb
1) unterbringen; (hold, have room for) Platz bieten (+ Dat.)
2) (oblige) gefällig sein (+ Dat.)
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v.
anpassen v.
beherbergen v.
einquartieren v.
unterbringen v.

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