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accommodating

/əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/

accommodating adjective: affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful. Also the present participle and gerund of accommodate.

Adjective

accommodating (comparative more accommodating, superlative most accommodating)

  1. Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
    • Richard DeLongpre: I have to say, we were surprised that Principal Gottlieb wasn't more accommodating.
      Judith Gottlieb: Oh, for God's sake, he's a child. I'm not gonna date him.2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)
    • The staff were very accommodating and made sure we had everything we needed.
  2. Pliable; easily corrupted.

Also used as

accommodating is also the present participle and gerund of accommodate.

Examples of accommodating in a sentence

  • He’s always been an accommodating neighbor, offering to help with anything.
  • She was extremely accommodating when it came to changing her schedule.

All 18 example sentences with accommodating

Forms of accommodating

comparativemore accommodating
superlativemost accommodating

Origin of accommodating

From accommodate + -ing.

Words formed from accommodating

Questions about accommodating

What does accommodating mean?
Accommodating means affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
How do you use accommodating in a sentence?
He’s always been an accommodating neighbor, offering to help with anything.
What part of speech is accommodating?
Accommodating is an adjective.
How do you pronounce accommodating?
Accommodating is pronounced /əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/.

Words near accommodating in the dictionary

  1. accommodated
  2. accommodatedness
  3. accommodately
  4. accommodateness
  5. accommodates
  6. accommodating
  7. accommodating dependent
  8. accommodatingly
  9. accommodatingness
  10. accommodation
  11. accommodation address

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