accompany
verb
ac·com·pa·ny
ə-ˈkəmp-nē 
-ˈkämp-;
-ˈkəm-pə-,
-ˈkäm-
accompanied; accompanying
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
music
: to perform an accompaniment
Examples of accompany in a Sentence
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.
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Francisca Mutapi, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
They are accompanied by talented managers including chief executive Andrew Cullen, chief marketing officer Matthew Barker, chief commercial officer Mark Judges and the coach John Mousinho.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
He was accompanied by three of his town’s councilmen, two of whom grimaced while lugging a square suitcase with a combination lock down the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, around the corner, and into Central Park.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
The growing popularity of electric scooters – easily accessible for commuters to reach their final destination or tourists to enjoy sightseeing – has been accompanied by skyrocketing numbers of injuries, typically to the riders and at times to others in their way.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Accompany.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accompany. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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accompany
verb
ac·com·pa·ny
ə-ˈkəmp-(ə-)nē
accompanied; accompanying
1
: to go with or attend as a companion
2
: to perform an accompaniment to or for
3
: to occur at the same time as or along with
a thunderstorm accompanied by high winds
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