[Vocabulary] accommodation

[UM Chakma]

Hi there,
I would say "He has agreed to provide with accommodation or he will provide accommodation to me"
Whenever I talk about accommodation, I use "provide" with it. But can you think of other words which can be preceded by "accommodation"?
Thanks.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I found examples of 'offer accommodation' on http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q="offer+accommodation"&l=0&sugg=off

Not a teacher.

 

[UM Chakma]

"accommodation" is mostly used in UK. What about in USA? Which instead of accommodation is used in USA?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I found examples of 'provide housing' on http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q="provide+housing"&l=0&sugg=off

Not a teacher.

 

[Raymott]

"He has agreed to accommodate me."

 

[tedmc]

The sentences are not correct:

He has agreed to provide [STRIKE]with[/STRIKE] accommodation.
He will provide me accommodation [STRIKE]to me.[/STRIKE]

Housing is different from accomodation. Housing is accomodation in the long term.

not a teacher

 

[Matthew Wai]

He will provide me accommodation [STRIKE]to me.[/STRIKE]

I would add 'with' after 'me', but I am not a teacher.

 

[SoothingDave]

"He has agreed to accommodate me."

This sentence would almost surely be understood in AmE to be talking about something other than lodging.

 

[Raymott]

This sentence would almost surely be understood in AmE to be talking about something other than lodging.

I thought of that, but I'm assuming the context is clear.
Yes "accommodate" does have another important meaning.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Do you mean something like 'A guy accommodates a girl and they have a relationship'?

 

[UM Chakma]

Two members who are not teachers have pointed out my mistakes. Thanks for that. But I am still not able to follow your instruction because no any teacher or moderate commented on t and of course it makes me even more confused. I think I made a mistake too. However, I would say it like this; He has agreed to provide me with accommodation. Because I follow the grammar rule.

This sentence would almost surely be understood in AmE to be talking about something other than lodging.

What else can it mean? However, I can use it for what I meant to use, can't I?

 

[SoothingDave]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/accommodate?s=t

If you look in a dictionary, the definitions that have to do with providing a room are 4 and 5.

Definition 1, "to do a favor or oblige" is what I would say is the most common use of the word. Certainly in the sentence I was discussing. "To accommodate someone" means to oblige them, to do what they have asked for.

 

[Mrfatso]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/accommodate?s=t

If you look in a dictionary, the definitions that have to do with providing a room are 4 and 5.

Definition 1, "to do a favor or oblige" is what I would say is the most common use of the word. Certainly in the sentence I was discussing. "To accommodate someone" means to oblige them, to do what they have asked for.

Not A Teacher

That is though different in BrE than AmE, we would regard providing as room more common.


http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/accommodation

 

[SoothingDave]

Not A Teacher

That is though different in BrE than AmE, we would regard providing as room more common.


http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/accommodation

We usually use the plural "accommodations" when talking about lodging.