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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

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

On board the plane was a cockpit crew of eight people from Airbus's testing division, accompanied by two Qantas pilots.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

That shift was accompanied by a major change in the behavior of microglia.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

For months, she has been defending Fire Point against allegations of corruption and accusations that have accompanied the company's meteoric rise.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The album’s 11 songs were childlike curios, with Mr. Richman announcing several of the titles at the start, accompanied by a pithy, monotone explanation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

When my alarm went off Monday morning, it was accompanied by a text from Traveler.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows