accommodation

US: /əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən/
UK: /ɐkˌɒmədˈe‍ɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


accommodation /ə,kɔmə'deiʃn/
  • danh từ
    • sự điều tiết, sự thích nghi, sự làm cho phù hợp
    • sự điều tiết (sức nhìn của mắt)
    • sự hoà giải, sự dàn xếp
    • tiện nghi, sự tiện lợi, sự thuận tiện
    • chỗ trọ, chỗ ăn chỗ ở
    • món tiền cho vay

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 [U] (BrE) a place to live, work or stay in: rented / temporary / furnished accommodation + Hotel accommodation is included in the price of your holiday. + The building plans include much needed new office accommodation. + First-class accommodation is available on all flights.
2 (accommodations) [pl.] (AmE) somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services: More and more travelers are looking for bed and breakfast accommodations in private homes.
3 [C, U] (formal) a satisfactory agreement or arrangement between people or groups with different opinions; the process of reaching this agreement: They were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels. + The two countries should be persuaded to work towards some sort of mutual accommodation.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 adaptation, adjustment, modification, change, alteration, conformation, conformity:
Her skilful accommodation to her boss's demands kept the peace in the office.
2 settlement, treaty, compromise:
Negotiations were now opened for an accommodation between the belligerents.
3 convenience, favour:
Would you take the mail to the post office as an accommodation to me?
4 lodging(s), room(s), quarters, shelter, housing; facility, premises, Brit digs, US accommodations:
We were able to arrange for accommodation at the hotel. Have you seen our new office accommodation?
5 loan, (financial) assistance or aid; grant, grant-in-aid:
The man was able to obtain an accommodation from his brother-in-law.

Collocation dictionary


1 place for sb to live/stay

ADJ.

comfortable, decent, good, suitable | inadequate, poor, substandard | excellent, luxurious | overnight, temporary | permanent | free | private, rented | holiday, hotel | living, residential | sleeping | bed-and-breakfast | furnished | sheltered
Many old people choose to live in sheltered accommodation.
| secure
We need more secure accommodation for young prisoners.
| student

VERB + ACCOMMODATION

have
The council should be able to help families who have no accommodation.
| look for, seek | find, get, secure | offer (sb), provide (sb with)
It is the duty of the local community to provide accommodation for the homeless.

ACCOMMODATION + NOUN

costs

PREP.

in ~

2 satisfactory arrangement

VERB + ACCOMMODATION

come to, make, reach, work out | seek

PREP.

~ between
Some accommodation between conservation and tourism is essential.
| ~ to
accommodation to the harsh circumstances of rural life
| ~ with
They were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels.


Concise English dictionary


accommodationsə‚kɒmə'deɪʃn
noun
+making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
+a settlement of differences
+in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
+living quarters provided for public convenience
+the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
+(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye