Oxford Basic American Dictionary

ac • com • mo • date Iaw / s'kamsdeit /

verb ( ac . com . mo . dates , ac . com . mo . dat . ing ,

ac . com . mo . dat . ed )

to have enough space for a particular number of people Each apartment can accommodate up to six people.

ac • com • mo • da • tions / 3|kams'deifnz /

noun [ plural ] Spelling

Remember! You spell accommodations with CC and MM .

a place to stay or live

It's difficult to find cheap accommodations in New York.

ac • com • pa • ny AWL / s'Lvmpsni / verb

( ac . com pa . nies , ac . com . pa . ny . ing , ac . com . pa . nied )

( formal ) to go with someone to a place

Four teachers accompanied the class on their school trip.

to happen at the same time as something else Thunder is usually accompanied by lightning.

( music ) to play music while someone sings or plays another instrument

You sing, and I'll accompany you on the guitar.

ac • com • plish / s'kamplij / verb

( ac . com plish . es , ac . com . plish . ing , ac . com . plished )

to succeed in doing something difficult that you planned to do

The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished. —SYNONYM achieve

ac • com • plish • ment / s'kamplijmsnt /

noun [ count ] something difficult that someone has

succeeded in doing or learning

He was proud of his academic accomplishments.

—SYNONYM achievement

ac • cord / s'kord / noun of your own accord

because you want to, not because someone has asked you She left the job of her own accord.

ac • cord • ing • ly / s'kordigli / adverb

in a way that is suitable

I realized that I was in danger and acted accordingly .

ac .cord .ing to Ф/o'kordnjto_;.vbrdu]tu/

preposition

as someone or something says

According to Daniel, this movie is really good.

The church was built in 1868, according to this book.

aC . COUnt 1 Ф / s'kaunt / noun [ count ] 1 an arrangement with a bank that lets you keep your money there

deposited the money into my account. to open an account

Word building There are two main types of bank account . If you have a checking account , you can take your money out at any time by using a check or an ATM card (= a card that you put into a machine, which gives you money ) .

A savings account lets you keep your money in the bank to use later. You receive extra money, called interest , for keeping your money there.

accounts [ plural ] lists of all the money that a person or business receives and pays

Who keeps (= writes ) the accounts for your business?

words that someone says or writes about something that happened

She gave the police a full account of the robbery.

on account of something

because of something

Our school was closed on account of bad weather.

take something into account ; take account of

something

to remember something when you are thinking about other things

John is always last, but you must take his age into account — he is much younger than the other children.

ac • count 2 / s'kaunt / verb ( ac counts,ac.count. ing ,ac count ed ) account for something

to explain or give a reason for something How can you account for the missing pieces?

to make the amount that is mentioned

Sales to Texas accounted for 60% of our total sales last year.

ac • count • ant / s'kauntnt / noun [ count ]