How to pronounce “accommodate”
Say “accommodate” in 4 beats
accommodate
/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐkɒmədeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- əə
- kɑkɑstress
- məmə
- deɪtdeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐkɒmədeɪt/
- Respelling
- uh-KAH-muh-dayt
- Syllables
- 4 — ə-KⱭ-mə-deɪt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ə-KⱭ-mə-deɪt. “kɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/
/ɐkɒmədeɪt/
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What “accommodate” means
- verb
be agreeable or acceptable to
“This suits my needs”
- verb
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
“Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country”
- verb
provide with something desired or needed
“Can you accommodate me with a rental car?”
Say it in a sentence
“This hall can accommodate about four hundred people quite comfortably.”“accommodate”, answered
How do you pronounce “accommodate”?
“accommodate” is pronounced /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ (uh-KAH-muh-dayt) in American English and /ɐkɒmədeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “kɑ”. Build it as ə-KⱭ-mə-deɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “accommodate” have?
4: ə · kɑ · mə · deɪt. The beat lands on the second, “kɑ”.
Is “accommodate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ (uh-KAH-muh-dayt); British English says /ɐkɒmədeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “accommodate” mean?
As a verb: be agreeable or acceptable to For example: “This suits my needs” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “accommodate”?
Stress the second syllable: ə-KⱭ-mə-deɪt. “kɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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