accompanied

[uh-kuhm-puh-need]

adjective

1. having another person along; acting or done with someone as company.

   The youngest of the accompanied children on that voyage, a 5-year-old boy named Gid, was my great-grandfather.

2. Music.,  performing or performed with one or more instruments providing background and support.

   The 25 singers perform mostly a cappella, with the concluding anthem being the only accompanied piece on the album.

3. being or existing together with something else (often used in combination).

   The company's haulage fleet includes a forklift-accompanied trailer for more efficient and trouble-free deliveries.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of accompany.

Other Word Forms

• well-accompanied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accompanied¹

First recorded in 1605–15, for an earlier sense; accompany ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; accompany ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The troops are now patrolling the capital in larger groups and will be accompanied by police from the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, according to a person familiar with the security arrangement.

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But this switch is accompanied by unsettled weather with Met Office yellow weather warnings for strong winds into Friday.

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But the deeper case for cognitive diversity—carefully defined, accompanied by real inclusion, and giving priority to minds over metrics—remains more compelling than ever.

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The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that Germany's public spending ramp-up must be accompanied by "pro-growth" reforms to ensure Europe's beleaguered top economy makes a sustained recovery.

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Nwobu's lawyer had accompanied them as he is the legal adviser to the Nigerian firm that organised the trip.

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