accommodation

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Formal

n. a change or adjustment made to help someone, such as a student with a disability.

n. a modification or adjustment made to a system, environment, or task to provide equal access or opportunity for an individual.

Español:acomodación

“The teacher made an accommodation for the student by giving him extra time for the test.”

“Under the new disability legislation, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure all staff can perform their duties effectively.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Formal

n. an agreement between people or groups who have different opinions.

n. a settlement or compromise between conflicting parties that allows them to coexist or cooperate.

日本語:和解※

“After hours of arguing, the two companies finally reached an accommodation.”

“The diplomatic mission sought a political accommodation that would satisfy the ethnic minorities without destabilising the central government.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Medicine Technical

n. the way your eye changes its focus to see things at different distances.

n. the automatic adjustment of the focal length of the lens of the eye to permit clear vision of objects at varying distances.

“As people get older, the eye's power of accommodation often decreases.”

“The patient exhibited a sluggish pupillary response and impaired accommodation during the neurological examination.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Science Academic · Technical

n. changing the way you speak to sound more like the person you are talking to.

n. the process by which participants in a conversation adjust their accent, diction, or gestures to match those of their interlocutors.

“She noticed her own speech accommodation when she started using local slang after moving to London.”

“Linguistic accommodation often occurs subconsciously as a means of reducing social distance and fostering rapport between speakers.”