accompany
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- First attested in early 15th century.
From Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner (“to associate with”), from compaign (“companion”). See company.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
accompany (third-person singular simple present accompanies, present participle accompanying, simple past and past participle accompanied)
- (transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
- 1804 Richard Glover:
- The Persian dames, […] / In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march.
- 1581, 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.
- Geoffrey accompanied the group on their pilgrimage.
- 1804 Richard Glover:
- (transitive) To supplement with; add to.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 5, The Mirror and the Lamp:
- He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 5, The Mirror and the Lamp:
- (intransitive, music) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
- (transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to another instrument.
- The strings were accompanied by two woodwinds.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.
- (Can we date this quote?) Holland:
- Men say that they will drive away one another, […] and not accompany together.
- (Can we date this quote?) Holland:
- (intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit (with).
- (transitive, obsolete) To cohabit with; to coexist with; occur with.
Usage notes[edit]
(to go with): Persons are said to be accompanied by, and inanimate objects, state or condition is said to be accompanied with.
Synonyms[edit]
-
- 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.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
|
|
to attend as a companion
|
to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
|
|
to keep company
|
obsolete: to cohabit
|
|
obsolete: to cohabit with
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
|
