accommodating

English

Etymology

accommodate +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ə.ˈkɒm.ə.ˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/

Adjective

accommodating (comparative more accommodating, superlative most accommodating)

Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
- 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
  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.
Pliable; easily corrupted.

Translations

affording accommodation

Danish: hjælpsom
Esperanto: cedema, akomodiĝema
German: entgegenkommend (de), gefällig (de), zuvorkommend (de)
Irish: áiseach (of person)

Macedonian: пресретлив m (présretliv)
Portuguese: acomodante
Russian: приветливый (ru) m (privetlivyj)
Turkish: uysal (tr), uyumlu (tr), yardımsever (tr)

Verb

accommodating

present participle of accommodate

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