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• past participle of accompany.
• past tense form of accompany.

accompanied

American  

[uh-kuhm-puh-need] / əˈkʌm pə nid /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• well-accompanied
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of accompanied

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

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Example Sentences

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accompanied

A more sustained drawdown is likely over the next year or so, and it will be accompanied by a fall in treasury yields, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sports enthusiasts have their own dedicated amenity in the form of a clay tennis court, which is accompanied by an entertainment pavilion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Unlike the Menin experiments, which associated reduced D-serine with age-related memory impairment, this study found that an early increase in D-serine accompanied disruptions in brain signaling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

As City walked off, they were accompanied by the taunt of "You're going down" from the Kop.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Much later, investigators would realize that faulty readings from the broken gauge accompanied by the sound of the explosion from unit 4 had led operators to the wrong conclusion.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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