accommodate oneself to something

accommodate oneself to something
accommodate oneself to something
to adapt oneself to something, such as someone else's needs or a new environment. •

Please try to accommodate yourself to our routine.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • accommodate — [ə käm′ə dāt΄] vt. accommodated, accommodating [< L accommodatus, pp. of accommodare < ad , to + commodare, to fit < commodus: see COMMODE] 1. to make fit; adjust; adapt [to accommodate oneself to changes] 2. to reconcile (differences) 3 …   English World dictionary

  • accommodate — [c]/əˈkɒmədeɪt / (say uh komuhdayt) verb (accommodated, accommodating) –verb (t) 1. to do a kindness or a favour to; oblige: to accommodate a friend. 2. to provide with lodging, sometimes including food. 3. to make suitable or consistent; adapt:… …  

  • accommodate — verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Latin accommodatus, past participle of accommodare, from ad + commodare to make fit, from commodus suitable more at commode Date: 1550 transitive verb 1. to make fit, suitable, or congruous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fall over oneself — phrasal or fall over backward : to display great or excessive eagerness fell over themselves in their efforts to accommodate the new administration Atlantic juries fell over backward in favor of progressive art Aline B. Saarinen * * * fall over… …   Useful english dictionary

  • live with — verb tolerate or accommodate oneself to I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions I swallowed the insult She has learned to live with her husband s little idiosyncrasies • Syn: ↑accept, ↑swallow • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • reconcile — [v1] make peace; adjust accommodate, accord, accustom, appease, arbitrate, arrange, assuage, attune, bring together, bring to terms, bury the hatchet*, come together, compose, conciliate, conform, cool*, coordinate, fit, fix up, get together on,… …   New thesaurus

  • humor — humorful, adj. humorless, adj. humorlessly, adv. humorlessness, n. /hyooh meuhr/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation. 2. the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or… …   Universalium

  • lend — v.tr. (past and past part. lent) 1 (usu. foll. by to) grant (to a person) the use of (a thing) on the understanding that it or its equivalent shall be returned. 2 allow the use of (money) at interest. 3 bestow or contribute (something temporary)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • humor — hu·mor (hyo͞o’mər) n. 1. The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness: »could not see the humor of the situation. 2. That which is intended to induce laughter or amusement: »a writer skilled at crafting humor. 3. The ability… …   Word Histories

  • humor — hu•mor [[t]ˈhyu mər[/t]] often [[t]ˈyu [/t]] n. 1) a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement 2) the faculty of perceiving and expressing or appreciating what is amusing or comical: a writer with humor and zest[/ex] 3) an instance… …   From formal English to slang

  • accept — /əkˈsɛpt / (say uhk sept) verb (t) 1. to take or receive (something offered): to accept a gift. 2. to admit and agree to; accede or assent to: to accept a treaty; to accept an excuse. 3. to take with formal acknowledgement of responsibility or… …  

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