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• past tense form of accompany.
• past participle 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

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

Example Sentences

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accompanied

Goldsman went to his first “Star Trek” convention in New York in 1974 when he was 12, accompanied by his mother and three friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Stiles has said that attending college offered her a way to step away from the intense attention that accompanied her early fame.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The stock pulled back in March, but that was accompanied by lower volume, indicating that institutions were taking a break from buying, and not necessarily selling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

That said, if you attended any of the Oasis '25 shows, this is an incredible souvenir of all the tear-soaked euphoria and musical communion that accompanied their comeback.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The surprised stares weren’t accompanied by gasps that time.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack