accompanying

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

accompanying - following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" concomitant, consequent, ensuant, resultant, sequent, attendant, incidental subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

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accompanying

adjective additional, added, extra, related, associate, associated, joint, fellow, connected, attached, accessory, attendant, complementary, supplementary, supplemental, concurrent, concomitant, appended She was in an accompanying car driven by a friend.