verb
- Be present or associated with an event or entity.
- usage: "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"
- Go or travel along with.
- usage: "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
- Perform an accompaniment to.
- usage: "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
- synonyms: play along, follow
- Be a companion to somebody.
- synonyms: company, companion, keep company
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