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ac·com·pa·ny 
[uh-kuhm-puh-nee] Pronunciation Key verb, -nied, -ny·ing.
[uh-kuhm-puh-nee] Pronunciation Key verb, -nied, -ny·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk. |
| 2. | to be or exist in association or company with: Thunder accompanies lightning. |
| 3. | to put in company with; cause to be or go along; associate (usually fol. by with): He accompanied his speech with gestures. |
| 4. | Music. to play or sing an accompaniment to or for. |
| 5. | to provide the musical accompaniment. |
—Synonyms 1. Accompany, attend, convoy, escort mean to go along with someone (or something). To accompany is to go along as an associate on equal terms: to accompany a friend on a shopping trip. Attend implies going along with, usually to render service or perform duties: to attend one's employer on a business trip. To convoy is to accompany (esp. ships) with an armed guard for protection: to convoy a fleet of merchant vessels. To escort is to accompany in order to protect, guard, honor, or show courtesy: to escort a visiting dignitary.
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| ac·com·pa·ny
(ə-kŭm'pə-nē, ə-kŭmp'nē) Pronunciation Key
v. ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing, ac·com·pa·nies v. tr.
v. intr. Music To play an accompaniment. [Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagnier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + compaignon, companion; see companion1.] Synonyms: 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. |
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| accompanied | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having companions or an escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives" [ant: unaccompanied] |
| 2. | playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment [ant: unaccompanied] |
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