What part of speech is accommodating?

Accommodating can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. accommodating is a verb, gerund of accommodate (infinitive).
  • 2. accommodating is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more accommodating
    most accommodating
  • Positive: accommodating 
  • Comparative: more accommodating
  • Superlative: most accommodating

Adjective to adverb

What does accommodating mean?

Definitions

Adjective

accommodating - helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"
accommodating - obliging; willing to do favors; "made a special effort to be accommodating"

Verb

accommodate - make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
accommodate - provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"
accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
accommodate - provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"
accommodate - be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

Examples of accommodating

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in.
2. adj. Made a special effort to be accommodating.
3. verb As scientists learn about our neighboring worlds, they realize how forbidding these places can be. They also document how wonderful our Earth is and how accommodating it is for life. Earth is our oasis in space.
4. verb The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories.
5. verb Can you accommodate me with a rental car?
6. verb Yet people seem willing -- even eager -- to accommodate mountain lions, despite the risks.
7. verb We can accommodate him for the night.
8. verb It will not be long before you accommodate yourself to the new circumstances.
9. verb The house could accommodate two families.
10. verb The motel can accommodate as many as 400 guests.
11. verb The hotel can accommodate fifty guests.
12. verb The hotel can accommodate 500 guests.
13. verb The hotel can accommodate 400 guests.
14. verb The hotel can accommodate 300 people.
15. verb Sorry, I can't accommodate you.
16. verb This classroom can accommodate only thirty students.
17. verb This hotel can accommodate over 1,000 guests.
Sentence  
adj.
The warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in.
Made a special effort to be accommodating.
verb
As scientists learn about our neighboring worlds, they realize how forbidding these places can be. They also document how wonderful our Earth is and how accommodating it is for life. Earth is our oasis in space.
The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories.
Can you accommodate me with a rental car?
Yet people seem willing -- even eager -- to accommodate mountain lions, despite the risks.
We can accommodate him for the night.
It will not be long before you accommodate yourself to the new circumstances.
The house could accommodate two families.
The motel can accommodate as many as 400 guests.
The hotel can accommodate fifty guests.
The hotel can accommodate 500 guests.
The hotel can accommodate 400 guests.
The hotel can accommodate 300 people.
Sorry, I can't accommodate you.
This classroom can accommodate only thirty students.
This hotel can accommodate over 1,000 guests.

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