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accompany
[uh-kuhm-puh-nee]
verb (used with object)
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 bywith ).
He accompanied his speech with gestures.
Music.to play or sing an accompaniment to or for.
verb (used without object)
to provide the musical accompaniment.
accompany
/ əˈkʌmpənɪ, əˈkʌmpnɪ /
verb
(tr) to go along with, so as to be in company with or escort
to supplement
the 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)
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonaccompanying adjective
- reaccompany verb (used with object)
- ˈdz貹Ծ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of accompany1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of accompany1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Seriously, Timpf says she loves being a mom, even with the personal drama that accompanied it.
He had been accompanied by a "senior and experienced sergeant" on Monday morning to "serve a court-approved warrant to repossess a home", Ms Adams said.
Instead of the traditional party — and an accompanying feast of pizza, papusas and other Mexican and Central American delicacies — students handed in their borrowed instruments Friday and quietly said their farewells.
“I told him, ‘No, we’re going to accompany you,’” Ana said.
Beginning in 1850, the Houston law professor said, Fillmore sent troops to accompany federal marshals seeking to apprehend escaped slaves who had fled north.
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