accompany
[ uh-kuhm-puh-nee ]
/ əˈkʌm pə ni /
verb (used with object), ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing.
to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
to be or exist in association or company with: Thunder accompanies lightning.
to put in company with; cause to be or go along; associate (usually followed by with): He accompanied his speech with gestures.
Music. to play or sing an accompaniment to or for.
verb (used without object), ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing.
to provide the musical accompaniment.
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follow, guide, attend, escort, lead, add, characterize, spook, convoy, guard, consort, chaperon, squire, dog, drag, draft, conduct, date, usher, shadow
Nearby words
- accommodative,
- accommodative asthenopia,
- accommodator,
- accompaniment,
- accompanist,
- accompanying vein,
- accompanyist,
- accomplice,
- accomplish,
- accomplished
Origin of accompany
Synonym study
1. Accompany, attend, convoy, escort mean to go along with someone (or something). To accompany is to go along as an associate on equal terms: to accompany a friend on a shopping trip. Attend implies going along with, usually to render service or perform duties: to attend one's employer on a business trip. To convoy is to accompany (especially ships) with an armed guard for protection: to convoy a fleet of merchant vessels. To escort is to accompany in order to protect, guard, honor, or show courtesy: to escort a visiting dignitary.
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accompany
/ (əˈkʌmpənɪ, əˈkʌmpnɪ) /
verb -nies, -nying or -nied
(tr) to go along with, so as to be in company with or escort
(tr foll by with) to supplementthe food is accompanied with a very hot mango pickle
(tr) to occur, coexist, or be associated with
to provide a musical accompaniment for (a performer)
Word Origin for accompany
C15: from Old French accompaignier, from compaing companion 1
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accompany
early 15c., "to be in company with," from Middle French accompagner, from Old French acompaignier (12c.) "take as a companion," from à "to" (see ad-) + compaignier, from compaign (see companion). Related: Accompanied; accompanying.
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