accompany
verb
ac·com·pa·ny ə-ˈkəmp-nē 
-ˈkämp-;
-ˈkəm-pə-,
-ˈkäm- accompanied; accompanying
transitive verb
1
: to go with as an associate or companion
She accompanied me to the store.
2
: to perform an accompaniment to or for
He will be accompanying her on the piano.
3
a
: to cause to be in association
accompanied their advice with a warning
b
: to be in association with
the pictures that accompany the text
intransitive verb
music : to perform an accompaniment
Synonyms
- attend
- chaperone
- chaperon
- companion
- company
- convoy
- escort
- see
- squire
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Example Sentences
She will accompany me to the store. Ten adults accompanied the class on their field trip. Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult to see this movie. A delicious sauce accompanied the grilled fish. He will be accompanying her on the piano.
Recent Examples on the Web This type of mop usually needs a bucket to accompany it. 
Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Lizzo has yet another award trophy to add to her mantle after this evening’s 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, and the satisfaction of putting her haters in their place to accompany it. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 28 Aug. 2022 Stay calm, and offer to help your mother by asking a friend or family member to accompany her. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2022 Her back-on boyfriend Devin Booker didn’t appear to accompany her for the outing. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 16 Aug. 2022 In this neutral sense, cheer typically needed an adjective to accompany it. Ian Beacock, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2022 Both of these new acoustic songs have lyric videos to accompany them. Chris Willman, Variety, 21 July 2022 The mom of four added that she's enjoyed having North accompany her all week. Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022 When Puig’s then-agent, Jaime Torres, informed teams that Puig would be showcased in Mexico in June 2012, Brito urged Dodgers scouting director Logan White to accompany him to go watch. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 See More
Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Lizzo has yet another award trophy to add to her mantle after this evening’s 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, and the satisfaction of putting her haters in their place to accompany it. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 28 Aug. 2022 Stay calm, and offer to help your mother by asking a friend or family member to accompany her. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2022 Her back-on boyfriend Devin Booker didn’t appear to accompany her for the outing. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 16 Aug. 2022 In this neutral sense, cheer typically needed an adjective to accompany it. Ian Beacock, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2022 Both of these new acoustic songs have lyric videos to accompany them. Chris Willman, Variety, 21 July 2022 The mom of four added that she's enjoyed having North accompany her all week. Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022 When Puig’s then-agent, Jaime Torres, informed teams that Puig would be showcased in Mexico in June 2012, Brito urged Dodgers scouting director Logan White to accompany him to go watch. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English accompanien "to make (someone) a companion or associate, be in company with, attend," borrowed from Anglo-French acumpainer, acompaigner "to join together, frequent, keep the company of," from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + cumpaing, cumpaignun companion entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Kids Definition
accompany
verb
ac·com·pa·ny ə-ˈkəm-pə-nē
accompanied; accompanying
1
: to go with as a companion
Four adults accompanied the children on their field trip.
2
: to play a musical accompaniment for
3
: to go or occur with
Heavy winds accompanied the rain.
accompany
verb
1
as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship children using the pool must be accompanied by a parent at all times Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- escort
- attend
- see
- bring
- companion
- guide
- walk
- chaperone
- company
- convoy
- follow
- protect
- chaperon
- lead
- squire
- steer
- defend
- usher
- guard
- associate
- tag
- conduct
- consort
- pilot
- tag along
- team (up)
- tail
- pal (around)
- shadow
- hang (around)
- hover (over)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- abandon
- dump
- ditch
- forsake
- desert
2
as in to coincide
to occur or exist at the same time a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold Synonyms & Similar Words
- coincide
- happen
- coexist
- synchronize
- attend
- concur
- chance
- transpire
- co-occur
- hap
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- precede
- follow
- predate
- succeed
- antedate