What does acomodar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word acomodar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use acomodar in Spanish.

The word acomodar in Spanish means seat, adjust, get comfortable, adjust to , adapt to s, put up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word acomodar

seat

verbo transitivo (poner en el lugar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La azafata nos acomodó en nuestros asientos.
The stewardess seated us.

adjust

verbo transitivo (arreglar, ajustar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Acomódate la falda para sentarte si no quieres que se te arrugue.
Adjust your skirt before you sit down, if you don't want it to wrinkle.

get comfortable

verbo pronominal (ponerse cómodo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mariana se acomodó en el sillón y abrió el libro.
Mariana got comfortable in the chair and opened the book.

adjust to , adapt to s

(adaptarse, conformarse)

Los empleados se acomodaron a la nueva situación de la empresa con rapidez.
The employees quickly adjusted to the new situation in the company.

put up

verbo transitivo (dar alojamiento en casa) (colloquial)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Descubrimos que no había suficientes habitaciones para acomodar a tanta gente ese día.
We discovered that we did not have enough rooms to put up so many people today.

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