accompany

v., -nied, -ny·ing, -nies.

v.tr.

1. To be or go with as a companion.
2. To add to; supplement: a dish best accompanied with a robust wine.
3. To coexist or occur with.
4. Music. To perform an accompaniment to.

v.intr.
Music. To play an accompaniment.

[Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagnier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + compaignon, companion; see companion¹.]

SYNONYMS   accompany, conduct, escort, chaperon. These verbs mean to be with or to go with another or others. Accompany suggests going with another on an equal basis: She went to Europe accompanied by her colleague. Conduct implies guidance of others: The usher conducted us to our seats. Escort stresses protective guidance: The party chairperson escorted the candidate through the crowd. Chaperon specifies adult supervision of young persons: My mom helped chaperon the prom.

verb

To be with or go with (another): attend, companion, company, escort. Obsolete consort. Idioms: go hand in hand with. See accompanied.

v

Definition: go or be with something
Antonyms: abandon, desert, leave, withdraw

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To go along with; to go with or to attend as a companion or associate.

A motor vehicle statute may require beginning drivers or drivers under a certain age to be accompanied by a licensed adult driver whenever operating an automobile. To comply with such a law, the licensed adult must supervise the beginner and be seated in such a way as to be able to render advice and assistance.

IN BRIEF: To go along with. To play an instrument with.

Bob decided to accompany Susan's singing by playing the piano.

Common misspelling(s) of accompanied

• accompanyed

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ledsage, følge
v. intr. - akkompagnere

idioms:

• be accompanied by    i følgeskab med, ledsages af

Nederlands (Dutch)
begeleiden, vergezellen, bijkomend effect zijn/ hebben

Français (French)
v. tr. - accompagner, suivre, (fig) accompagner, (Mus) accompagner à
v. intr. - accompagner

idioms:

• be accompanied by    être accompagné par

Deutsch (German)
v. - begleiten, geleiten

idioms:

• be accompanied by    einhergehen mit, begleitet werden von

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνοδεύω, συμπληρώνω, προσθέτω, (μουσ.) συνοδεύω, ακομπανιάρω

idioms:

• be accompanied by    συνοδεύομαι από

Italiano (Italian)
accompagnare

idioms:

• be accompanied by    essere accompagnato da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acompanhar, participar, escoltar, seguir, unir-se a, fazer-se acompanhar (por instrumentos) (Mús.)

idioms:

• be accompanied by    ser acompanhado por

Русский (Russian)
сопровождать

idioms:

• be accompanied by    в сопровождении кого-то/чего-то

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acompañar, escoltar, conducir
v. intr. - tocar un acompañamiento

idioms:

• be accompanied by    ir acompañado de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - beledsaga, åtfölja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
陪同, 伴随, 随着...发生, 为...伴唱, 为...伴奏, 伴唱, 伴奏

idioms:

• be accompanied by    由...陪同

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 陪同, 伴隨, 隨著...發生, 為...伴唱, 為...伴奏
v. intr. - 伴唱, 伴奏

idioms:

• be accompanied by    由...陪同

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 동반하다, 반주하다, 첨가 시키다
v. intr. - 반주하다

idioms:

• be accompanied by    을 동반하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - といっしょに行く, 同行する, 伴奏する, 伴う, 伴わせる, 付随する

idioms:

• be accompanied by    随伴する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرافق, يلازم, يصاحب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ליווה, צירף‬
v. intr. - ‮הצטרף, ארח לחברה ל-‬

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