over-accommodating
over-accommodating is the present participle and gerund of over-accommodate.
Meaning of over-accommodate
Verb
over-accommodate (third-person singular simple present over-accommodates, present participle over-accommodating, simple past and past participle over-accommodated)
- To be too accommodating.
- I would much rather put it in the way in which we put it in our memorandum, which deals with, first of all, ascertaining what a person's housing needs are, finding a house which will accommodate him and his family — not over-accommodate or under-accommodate them — and finding one which is at a rent...1970, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Papers by Command - Volume 24, page 267
- To misadjust the focal point of the eye.
- This can be done by subtracting one-half the depth of focus from the stimulus to accommodation when the subject over-accommodated and by adding one-half the depth when he under-accommodated.1942, Ohio State University, Abstracts of Doctors' Dissertations - Volume 40, page 143
Adjective
over-accommodating (comparative more over-accommodating, superlative most over-accommodating)
- Overly accommodating.
Forms of over-accommodating
| comparative | more over-accommodating |
|---|---|
| superlative | most over-accommodating |
Origin of over-accommodating
From over-accommodate + -ing.
From over- + accommodating.
Questions about over-accommodating
- What does over-accommodating mean?
- Over-accommodating means overly accommodating.
- What is over-accommodating the present participle and gerund of?
- Over-accommodating is the present participle and gerund of over-accommodate.
- What part of speech is over-accommodating?
- Over-accommodating is an adjective.
Words near over-accommodating in the dictionary
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