accompany
verb (used with object)
to go along or in company with; join in action.
accompanying
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present participleof accompany.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The accompanying press release was considerably more cheerful about the whole affair.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
The atmosphere resembled a football terrace, with a drummer and trumpeter accompanying fans singing Sheffield Wednesday songs.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The cosmology findings are available on arXiv here, while the accompanying measurements of host galaxy masses can be found on arXiv here.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Photographs published by the Post showed the hole in the Antarctica area and an accompanying plaque identifying it as one of two nearly identical, historic "Eisenhower Globes" in the Pentagon's possession.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
My father recited it as gravely as if it were the Modegan royal lineage while accompanying himself on a half harp.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
