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accommodating en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodusnom. Latin commodum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate English -ing English accommodating From accommodate + -ing.

Meanings

  1. Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
    • He’s always been an accommodating neighbor, offering to help with anything.
    • She was extremely accommodating when it came to changing her schedule.
    • The staff were very accommodating and made sure we had everything we needed.
    • 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)
  2. Pliable; easily corrupted.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more accommodating Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most accommodating Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

underaccommodating · over-accommodating · overaccommodating · superaccommodating · accommodatingly · nonaccommodating · unaccommodating · accommodating dependent

Translations (19)

es acomodaticio (affording accommodation) · ga áiseach (affording accommodation) · es acomodadizo (affording accommodation) · tr yardımsever (affording accommodation) · tr uyumlu (affording accommodation) · eo akomodiĝema (affording accommodation) · mk пресретлив (affording accommodation) · de entgegenkommend (affording accommodation) · eo cedema (affording accommodation) · pt acomodante (affording accommodation) · sh predusrètljiv (affording accommodation) · sh предусретљив (affording accommodation) · ru приветливый (affording accommodation) · hu előzékeny (affording accommodation) · de gefällig (affording accommodation) · da hjælpsom (affording accommodation) · da imødekommende (affording accommodation) · de zuvorkommend (affording accommodation) · tr uysal (affording accommodation)

accommodating en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodusnom. Latin commodum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate English -ing English accommodating From accommodate + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of accommodate
    form of accommodate