accompany

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ or /əˈkʌmp.ni/

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• Hyphenation: ac‧com‧pa‧ny

Verb

Plain form accompany

Third-person singular accompanies

Past tense accompanied

Past participle accompanied

Present participle accompanying

1. (transitive) If one thing accompanies something else, it comes or goes with it, or they happen together.

   She accompanied me to the hospital after my accident.

   Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

   The text accompanying the illustrations is brief but helpful.

2. (transitive) (music) If person A accompanies person B on a musical instrument, B sings or plays the main part while A plays along.

   Joe Falcon sings and plays the accordion and is accompanied by Cleoma Breaux on guitar.

Related words

• accompaniment