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