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accompany

  • verb
  • ac·com·pa·ny
  • /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/

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

Example

“Geoffrey accompanied the group on their pilgrimage.”

Other meanings

  1. To supplement with; add to.

  2. To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.

Word history

From Old French "acompagner" (to associate with).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “accompany” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.