Meaning of accommodation in English
Noun
accommodationEtymology
early 17th century: from Latin accommodatio(n-), from accommodare‘fit one thing to another’ (see accommodate)Definitions
1. making or becoming suitableExamples
- « adjusting to circumstances »
- 2. a settlement of differences
Examples
- « they reached an accommodation with Japan »
- 3. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
- 4. living quarters provided for public convenience
Examples
- « overnight accommodations are available »
- 5. the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
- 6. (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye