accompany
VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (4)accompanied, accompanies, accompanying
- be present or associated with an event or entity“French fries come with the hamburger”“heart attacks are accompanied by destruction of heart tissue”“fish usually goes with white wine”“this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries”Synonyms: attach tocome withgo withMore general interactMore specific collocate with, attend, rule
- go or travel along with“The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere”More general travel, goMore specific escort, walk, tag along, run, see
- perform an accompaniment to“The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano”Synonyms: play alongfollowMore general play
- be a companion to somebodySynonyms: companycompanionkeep companyMore general consort, associate
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Translations
Verb to attend as a companion
- Spanish
- acompañar
- French
- accompagner
- German
- begleiten
- Italian
- accompagnare
- Portuguese
- acompanhar
- Turkish
- eşlik etmek
- Russian
- сопровожда́ть soprovoždátʹ
- Arabic
- رَافَقَ rāfaqa
- Chinese
- 陪伴 péibàn
- Japanese
- 付き添う tsukisou
15 more languages
- Dutch
- begeleiden
- Polish
- towarzyszyć
- Swedish
- ackompanjera
- Korean
- 동행하다 donghaenghada
- Hungarian
- kísér
- Portuguese (PT)
- acompanhar
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 陪伴 péibàn
- Catalan
- acompanyar
- Corsican
- accumpagnà
- Czech
- doprovodit
- Esperanto
- akompani
- Lithuanian
- lydėti
- Norwegian
- akkompagnere
- Romanian
- însoți
- Yiddish
- מיטגיין mitgeyn
Verb to play accompaniment (music)
- Spanish
- acompañar
- French
- accompagner
- German
- begleiten
- Italian
- accompagnare
- Portuguese
- acompanhar
- Turkish
- eşlik etmek
- Russian
- аккомпани́ровать akkompanírovatʹ
- Arabic
- صَاحَبَ ṣāḥaba
- Chinese
- 伴奏 bànzòu
- Dutch
- begeleiden
11 more languages
- Polish
- akompaniować
- Swedish
- ackompanjera
- Greek
- συνοδεύω synodévo
- Vietnamese
- đệm
- Hungarian
- kísér
- Portuguese (PT)
- acompanhar
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 伴奏 bànzòu
- Catalan
- acompanyar
- Esperanto
- akompani
- Finnish
- säestää
- Romanian
- acompania
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OF. aacompaignier, F. accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain, companion. See Company.
1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; — followed by with or by; as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
The Persian dames,... In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march.— Richard Glover
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.— Sir Philip Sidney
He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded rebels.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
2. To cohabit with. obsolete Sir Thomas Herbert
Synonyms: To attend; escort; go with. — To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those with whom we go as companions. The word imports an equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination. We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
1. To associate in a company; to keep company. obsolete Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
Men say that they will drive away one another,... and not accompany together.— Philemon Holland
2. To cohabit (with). obsolete John Milton
3. Music To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54