accompany

verb

ac·​com·​pa·​ny ə-ˈkəmp-nē 

-ˈkämp-;

-ˈkəm-pə-,

-ˈkäm- 

accompanied; accompanying

transitive verb

1

: to go with as an associate or companion

She accompanied me to the store.

2

: to perform an accompaniment to or for

He will be accompanying her on the piano.

3

a

: to cause to be in association

accompanied their advice with a warning

b

: to be in association with

the pictures that accompany the text

intransitive verb

music : to perform an accompaniment

Synonyms

• attend
• chaperone
• chaperon
• companion
• company
• convoy
• escort
• see
• squire

Examples of accompany in a Sentence

She will accompany me to the store.

Ten adults accompanied the class on their field trip.

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult to see this movie.

A delicious sauce accompanied the grilled fish.

He will be accompanying her on the piano.

Recent Examples on the Web

Isaac Newton intended his laws of motion to describe physics, not elections, but America’s political system has almost perfectly illustrated his Third Law — the one about every action being accompanied by an equal and opposite reaction. —David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024

The 11-month murder case stretched its accompanying trial well into 1995, with over 100 exhibits of DNA evidence from the crime scene introduced as potential links to Simpson's involvement. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024

Without the accompanying data, the Herald is unable to check the veracity of Noriega’s new numbers. —Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024

Viking imagery often focuses on seasonal banquets of roasted lamb accompanied by mead. —Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2024

Though officials have not publicly connected the human remains to Robinson, her mother and other relatives have met with the prosecutor in the remains case and attended a court hearing, accompanied by a victim advocate, where the person of interest in the case appeared. —Journal Sentinel Staff, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024

Rickie Fowler, accompanied by wife Allison Stokke and three-year-old daughter Maya, clinched a two-shot victory to triumph for the first time, but the win was arguably upstaged by the young Watson, who rolled in three remarkable long-range putts in a row to thrill hundreds of spectators. —Jack Bantock, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024

In 2022, as Jason was about to start his 15th season as a golfer, Ellie gave him some encouraging words in an Instagram post accompanied by a series of photos of the couple. —Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024

The weather service says the lows tonight will drop into the 50s with a slight chance of showers tonight accompanied by modest winds. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English accompanien "to make (someone) a companion or associate, be in company with, attend," borrowed from Anglo-French acumpainer, acompaigner "to join together, frequent, keep the company of," from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + cumpaing, cumpaignun companion entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

accompany

verb

ac·​com·​pa·​ny ə-ˈkəmp-(ə-)nē 

accompanied; accompanying

1

: to go with or attend as a companion

2

: to perform an accompaniment to or for

3

: to occur at the same time as or along with

a thunderstorm accompanied by high winds

Etymology

Middle English accompanien "to accompany," from early French acompaigner (same meaning), from a- "to" and cumpaing "companion," from Latin companio "companion" — related to companion, company