Definition of accompany Accompany

/ʌkʌˈmpʌni/ - [ukumpunee] - ac•com•pa•ny

We found 22 definitions of accompany from 7 different sources.

What does accompany mean?

WordNet

Verb accompanies, accompanying, accompanied
accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
		locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
		walk obtain a base on balls
		consort, run keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
		escort accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"
		escort, see accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"
		tag along go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"
accompany - be a companion to somebody
		company, companion, keep company
		affiliate, assort, associate, consort join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group"
accompany - be present or associated with an event or entity; "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"
		attach to, come with, go with
		co-occur with, collocate with, construe with, cooccur with, go with go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'"
		attend give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
		rule keep in check; "rule one's temper"
accompany - perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
		play along, follow
		play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
		music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"

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Wiktionary

accompany (Verb)
To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
accompany (Verb)
To supplement with; add to.
accompany (Verb)
To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
accompany (Verb)
To perform an accompanying part next to another instrument.
accompany (Verb)
To associate in a company; to keep company.
accompany (Verb)
To cohabit with.
accompany (Verb)
To cohabit with; to coexist with; occur with.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

accompany (v. t.)
To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by; as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
accompany (v. t.)
To cohabit with.
accompany (v. i.)
To associate in a company; to keep company.
accompany (v. i.)
To cohabit (with).
accompany (v. i.)
To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

accompany
To go or travel in the company of someone.
accompany
To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
accompany
To be present or associated with an event or entity (e.g. a dish or a disease).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

accompany
ak-kum′pan-i, v.t. to keep company with: to attend: to support a singer by singing or playing on any instrument an additional part (with, of music; on, of the instrument).—ns. Accom′panier; Accom′paniment, that which accompanies: (mus.) the assisting of a solo part by other parts, which may consist of a whole orchestra, or a single instrument, or even subservient vocal parts; Accom′panist, one who accompanies a singer on an instrument to sustain his voice. [Fr. accompagner. See Company.]