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VocabJLPT N1

accommodation

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. accommodation
2. taking in
3. imprisonment
4. containing (e.g. words in a dictionary)

This noun and verb (with する) means to accommodate, admit, or house people in a facility, such as a shelter, prison, or hospital. It is used when a space takes in a number of people for a specific purpose.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

That shed can fit two bikes?!

Sentence 2

I wonder how many people that facility can hold in an emergency?

Sentence 3

Which warehouse can safely accommodate hazardous materials?

Sentence 4

She laughed and said, "This box holds way more than you'd think."

Sentence 5

Apparently that facility can accommodate a thousand people in the event of a disaster.