accompany
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French accompaignier (“‘to associate with’”), from compaign, compain (“‘companion’”). See company.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/
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[edit] Verb
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to accompany (third-person singular simple present accompanies, present participle accompanying, simple past and past participle accompanied)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.
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- (A date for this quote is being sought): Men say that they will drive away one another, … and not accompany together. — Holland
- (intransitive, music) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
- (transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
- He accompanied his speech with a bow.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): The Persian dames, … / In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. — Glover
- 1581, Sir Philip Sidney, An Apology of Poetry, or a Defense of Poesy, Book I: They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
- 1979, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England: He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded rebels.
- (transitive, obsolete) To cohabit with.
- (transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to another instrument.
- The strings were accompanied by two woodwinds.
[edit] Synonyms
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- We accompany those with whom we go as companions. The word imports an equality of station.
- We attend those whom we wait upon or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
- We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect.
- A gentleman accompanies a friend to some public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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[edit] Translations
keep company
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cohabit
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perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
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attend as a companion
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cohabit with
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perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
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