accommodating
adjective
- willing to please, helpful, adaptive
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/
adj
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-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate English -ing English accommodating From accommodate + -ing.
- Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
“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.”
“The staff were very accommodating and made sure we had everything we needed.”
- Pliable; easily corrupted.
verb
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-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate English -ing English accommodating From accommodate + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of accommodate