accompany

ac·com·pa·ny  (-kmp-n, -kmpn)

v. ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing, ac·com·pa·nies

v.tr.

1. To be or go with as a companion.

2. To add to; supplement: a dish best accompanied with a robust wine.

3. To coexist or occur with.

4. Music To perform an accompaniment to.

v.intr.

Music To play an accompaniment.

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[Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagnier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + compaignon, companion; see companion¹.]

Synonyms: accompany, conduct, escort, chaperon
These verbs mean to be with or to go with another or others. Accompany suggests going with another on an equal basis: She went to Europe accompanied by her colleague.
Conduct implies guidance of others: The usher conducted us to our seats.
Escort stresses protective guidance: The party chairperson escorted the candidate through the crowd.
Chaperon specifies adult supervision of young persons: My mom helped chaperon the prom.

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accompany

Verb

[-nies, -nying, -nied]

1. to go with (someone)

2. to happen or exist at the same time as

3. to provide a musical accompaniment for [Old French accompaignier]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accompany - be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries" attach to, come with, go with co-occur with, collocate with, construe with, cooccur with, go with - go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'" attend - to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" rule - have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
	2.	accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" walk - accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car" consort, run - keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring" escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" escort, see - accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" tag along - go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"
	3.	accompany - perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" play along, follow music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"
	4.	accompany - be a companion to somebody           companion, company, keep company affiliate, assort, consort, associate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"

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accompany

verb 1. go with, lead, partner, protect, guide, attend, conduct, escort, shepherd, convoy, usher, chaperon

verb 2. occur with, belong to, come with, supplement, coincide with, join with, coexist with, go together with, follow, go cheek by jowl with

Translations

accompany [əˈkʌmpənɪ] vt → acompañar

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accompany [əˈkʌmpənɪ] vt → accompagner

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accompany [əˈkʌmpənɪ] vt → begleiten

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accompany [əˈkʌmpənɪ] vt → accompagnare

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accompany

v accompany [əˈkampəni]

1 to go with (someone or something) He accompanied her to the door. vergesel يُرَافِق придружавам doprovázet følge; ledsage begleiten συνοδεύω acompañar saatma همراهی کردن saattaa accompagner לְלַווֹת साथ होना pratiti kikísér menyertai fylgja accompagnare ～に同行する 동행하다 (pa)lydėti pavadīt menemankan begeleiden følge, ledsage towarzyszyć acompanhar a însoţi сопровождать odprevadiť spremiti pratiti följa, ledsaga ไปเป็นเพื่อน eşlik etmek, birlikte gitmek 伴隨 супроводжувати; проводити ساتھ دینا đi cùng 伴随

2 to play a musical instrument to go along with (a singer etc) He accompanied her on the piano. vergesel يُرَافِق فِي العَزْف съпровождам doprovázet akkompagnere; ledsage begleiten συνοδεύω, ακομπανιάρω acompañar saatma همنوازی کردن säestää accompagner לְלַווֹת संगत करना pratiti kísér mengiringi leika undir með accompagnare 伴奏する 반주하다 akompanuoti pavadīt mengiringi begeleiden akkompagnere akompaniować acompanhar a acompania аккомпанировать sprevádzať spremljati pratiti (na instrumentu) ackompanjera เล่นดนตรีคลอ eşlik etmek 為...伴奏 акомпанувати سنگت کرنا đệm nhạc 为...伴奏

n acˈcompaniment

something that accompanies I'll play the piano accompaniment while you sing. begeleiding مُرَافَقَة، مُصَاحَبَه съпровод doprovod akkompagnement die Begleitung μουσική υπόκρουση, συνοδεία acompañamiento saade همراه säestys accompagnement לִווּי @@@לִיווּי$$$ संगत pratnja kíséret pengiring undirleikur accompagnamento 伴奏 반주, 곁들인 것 akompanimentas pavadījums iringan begeleiding akkompagnement akompaniament acompanhamento acompaniament аккомпанемент sprievod spremljava pratnja ackompanjemang สิ่งที่เพิ่มเติม eşlik eden, eşlik 伴奏 супровід; акомпанемент سنگت ، ہم نوائی nhạc đệm 伴奏

n acˈcompanist

a person who plays a musical accompaniment. begeleier عَازِف مُرَافِق съпровождащ doprovázeč akkompagnatør der/die Begleiter(in) ακομπανιατέρ (μουσ.) acompañante saatja همنواز säestäjä accompagnateur/-trice מְלָוֶה מוּזִיקָלִי @@@מְלָווֶה מוּזִיקָלִי$$$ संगतकार pratilac (zenei) kísérő pengiring undirleikari accompagnatore, accompagnatrice 伴奏者 반주자 akompaniatorius pavadītājs pemuzik iringan begeleider akkompagnatør akompaniator acompanhante acompaniator аккомпаниатор sprevádzajúci spremljevalec pratnja ackompanjatör นักดนตรีที่เล่นคลอ akompanist, eşlik müziği çalan kimse 伴奏者 акомпаніатор ہم نوا ،ساتھی người đệm nhạc 伴奏（唱）者