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Accommodate Pronunciation
Accommodate is pronounced uh-KAH-muh-dayt, IPA /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/.
uh-KAH-muh-dayt
US /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ · UK /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/
Syllables: uh · KAH · muh · dayt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To provide room for someone, or to fit in with what they need.
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Accommodate in a Sentence
- The hall can accommodate three hundred people.
- We will accommodate any reasonable request.
- The hotel accommodates families in the annexe.
Common Mispronunciations of Accommodate
Not A-kuh-moh-dayt
KAH is the loud beat, second of the four, and nothing in front of it carries weight.
Not uh-KOH-muh-dayt
That stressed vowel is short, the o of hot, in spite of the double m behind it.
Tip: Two c letters and two m letters, but only one k sound and one m sound.
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