What is the meaning of accompany?

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"
  • Be a companion to somebody.
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APAWordNet. (2010). accompany. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/accompany/definitions/1254475
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