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ac·com·pa·ny
(ə-kŭm′pə-nē, ə-kŭmp′nē)v. ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing, ac·com·pa·nies
v.tr.
1. To be or go with, especially as a companion.
2. To provide with an addition; supplement: a dish that is best accompanied with a robust wine.
3. To exist or occur at the same time as: dark clouds that were accompanied by rain.
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, chaperone
These verbs mean to be with or to go with another or others. Accompany suggests going with another on an equal basis: "One day [my wife] accompanied me, upon some household errand, into the cellar of the old building which our poverty compelled us to inhabit" (Edgar Allan Poe).
Conduct implies guidance of others: "A servant conducted me to my bedroom" (Charlotte Brontë).
Escort stresses protective guidance or official action: "At every county town a long cavalcade of the principal gentlemen ... escorted the mayor to the market cross" (Thomas Macaulay).
Chaperone specifies adult supervision of young persons: My mother helped chaperone the prom.
These verbs mean to be with or to go with another or others. Accompany suggests going with another on an equal basis: "One day [my wife] accompanied me, upon some household errand, into the cellar of the old building which our poverty compelled us to inhabit" (Edgar Allan Poe).
Conduct implies guidance of others: "A servant conducted me to my bedroom" (Charlotte Brontë).
Escort stresses protective guidance or official action: "At every county town a long cavalcade of the principal gentlemen ... escorted the mayor to the market cross" (Thomas Macaulay).
Chaperone specifies adult supervision of young persons: My mother helped chaperone the prom.
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accompany
(əˈkʌmpənɪ; əˈkʌmpnɪ)vb, -nies, -nying or -nied
1. (tr) to go along with, so as to be in company with or escort
2. (foll by: with) to supplement: the food is accompanied with a very hot mango pickle.
3. (tr) to occur, coexist, or be associated with
4. (Classical Music) to provide a musical accompaniment for (a performer)
[C15: from Old French accompaignier, from compaing companion1]
acˈcompanier n
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ac•com•pa•ny
(əˈkʌm pə ni)v. -nied, -ny•ing. v.t.
1. to go along or in company with.
2. to exist or occur in association with: Thunder accompanies lightning.
3. to cause to be associated with or attended by: He accompanied his speech with gestures.
4. to perform musical accompaniment for.
v.i. 5. to provide the musical accompaniment.
syn: accompany, attend, convoy, escort mean to go along with. To accompany is to go as an associate or companion, usu. on equal terms: My daughter accompanied me on the trip. attend usu. implies going along as a subordinate, as to render service: to attend the queen. To convoy is to accompany ships or other vehicles with an armed guard: to convoy a fleet of merchant vessels. To escort is to accompany in order to protect or show courtesy: to escort a visiting dignitary.
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accompany
If you accompany someone to a place, you go there with them.
She asked me to accompany her to the church.
Accompany is a fairly formal word. In conversation and in less formal writing, you use go with or come with.
I went with my friends to see what it looked like.
He wished Ellen had come with him.
However, there is no passive form of go with or come with. If you want to use a passive form, you must use accompany.
He was accompanied by his wife.
She came out of the house accompanied by Mrs Jones.
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accompany
Past participle: accompanied
Gerund: accompanying
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| Verb | 1. |  accompany - be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries"collocate with, construe with, cooccur with, co-occur with, go with - go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'" attend - to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" rule - have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac |
| 2. |  accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" walk - accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car" escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" tag along - go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends" | |
| 3. |  accompany - perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long" | |
| 4. |  accompany - be a companion to somebody |
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accompany
verb
1. go with, lead, partner, protect, guide, attend, conduct, escort, shepherd, convoy, usher, chaperon Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa.
2. occur with, belong to, come with, supplement, coincide with, join with, coexist with, go together with, follow, go cheek by jowl with This volume of essays was designed to accompany an exhibition.
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accompany
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Translations
يُرَافِقيُرافِقُيُرَافِق فِي العَزْف
doprovoditdoprovázet
ledsageakkompagnerefølge
tulla mukaan
pratiti
kísér
fylgjaleika undir meî
同行する
동행하다
akompaniatoriusakompanimentasakompanuotilydėtipalydėti
pavadīt
spremitispremljati
följa med
ไปเป็นเพื่อน
eşlik etmekbirlikte gitmek
đi cùng
accompany
[əˈkʌmpənɪ] VT2. (fig) → acompañar
accompanied by → acompañado de
he accompanied this with a grimace → esto lo dijo acompañado de una mueca, al decir esto hizo una mueca
accompanying letter → carta f adjunta
accompanied by → acompañado de
he accompanied this with a grimace → esto lo dijo acompañado de una mueca, al decir esto hizo una mueca
accompanying letter → carta f adjunta
3. (Mus) → acompañar (on the violin/piano con el violín/al piano) to accompany o.s. on the piano → acompañarse al piano
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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accompany
vt → begleiten (also Mus); pork is often accompanied by apple sauce → Schweinefleisch wird oft mit Apfelmus (als Beilage) serviert; to accompany oneself (Mus) → sich selbst begleiten; accompanying letter → Begleitschreiben nt
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accompany
(əˈkampəni) verb1. to go with (someone or something). He accompanied her to the door.
2. to play a musical instrument to go along with (a singer etc). He accompanied her on the piano.
acˈcompaniment noun something that accompanies. I'll play the piano accompaniment while you sing.
acˈcompanist noun a person who plays a musical accompaniment.
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accompany
→ يُرافِقُ doprovodit ledsage begleiten συνοδεύω acompañar tulla mukaan accompagner pratiti accompagnare 同行する 동행하다 begeleiden følge towarzyszyć acompanhar сопровождать följa med ไปเป็นเพื่อน eşlik etmek đi cùng 陪同Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
accompany
v. acompañar.
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