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Accompany

//əˈkʌm.pə.ni// verb

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Verb

1
To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. transitive
"Geoffrey accompanied the group on their pilgrimage."
2
perform an accompaniment to wordnet
3
To supplement with; add to. transitive
"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."
4
go or travel along with wordnet
5
To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition. intransitive

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6
be present or associated with an event or entity wordnet
7
To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician). transitive
"The strings were accompanied by two woodwinds."
8
be a companion to somebody wordnet
9
To associate in a company; to keep company. intransitive, obsolete
"Men say that they will drive away one another, […] and not accompanied together."
10
To cohabit (with). intransitive, obsolete
11
To cohabit with; to coexist with; occur with. obsolete, transitive
"Gijb, Suche as accompanyeth with man-killers and murtherers."
12
To be found at the same time.
"Thunder almost always accompanies lightning during a rain storm."

Etymology

* First attested in early 15th century. From Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner (“to associate with”), from compaing (“companion”), nominative singular of compaignon (“companion”). See company.

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