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acomodar

to accommodate

verb ah-koh-moh-DAHR Rare
Home & Lifestyle

Also means

to adjust

Usage Note

Acomodar means to arrange, seat, or accommodate — acomodar a los invitados ('to seat the guests'). Reflexively, acomodarse means to settle in or get comfortable: se acomodó en el sillón ('he settled into the armchair'). In Latin America it can also carry the colloquial sense of pulling strings to get someone a position (le acomodaron un trabajo), implying nepotism.

Examples

"Hay que acomodar los muebles antes de la fiesta."

Natural Translation

We need to arrange the furniture before the party.

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