accompany

ac-com-pa-ny · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Go somewhere with someone as a companion or escort.

  2. 2.

    Be present or occur at the same time as something else.

  3. 3.

    Play musical accompaniment for a singer or another instrument.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    accompany with — Supplement with something additional.
  • •
    unaccompanied minor — A child traveling without an adult.

Related words

Antonyms: abandon, desert, leave
See also: accompanied, companion, company, escort
Synonyms: attend, escort, go with, join

Etymology

From Old French accompagner, from a- ("to") + compagne ("companion"), from Late Latin companio ("companion"), from com- ("with") + panis ("bread") - literally "one who shares bread."