ACCOMPANY (accompanied)

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Irregular inflected form: accompanied   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does accompany mean? 

• ACCOMPANY (verb)
  The verb ACCOMPANY has 4 senses:

1. be present or associated with an event or entity

2. go or travel along with

3. perform an accompaniment to

4. be a companion to somebody

  Familiarity information: ACCOMPANY used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCOMPANY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they accompany    ... he / she / it accompanies   
Past simple: accompanied   
Past participle: accompanied   
-ing form: accompanying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be present or associated with an event or entity

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

accompany; attach to; come with; go with

Context example:

this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "accompany"):

co-occur with; collocate with; construe with; cooccur with; go with (go or occur together)

attend (to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result)

rule (have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

accompaniment (an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Go or travel along with

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere

Hypernyms (to "accompany" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "accompany"):

walk (accompany or escort)

consort; run (keep company)

escort (accompany as an escort)

escort; see (accompany or escort)

tag along (go along with, often uninvited)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

accompaniment (the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Perform an accompaniment to

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

accompany; follow; play along

Context example:

The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano

Hypernyms (to "accompany" is one way to...):

play (play on an instrument)

Domain category:

music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

accompaniment (a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts)

accompanist (a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Be a companion to somebody

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

accompany; companion; company; keep company

Hypernyms (to "accompany" is one way to...):

affiliate; associate; assort; consort (keep company with; hang out with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

accompaniment (the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them)

 Context examples 

To his surprise a check for that amount, accompanied by a contract, came by return mail.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

For the queen, whom I always attended, never went farther when she accompanied the king in his progresses, and there staid till his majesty returned from viewing his frontiers.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

This drop in blood flow was accompanied by the appearance of dementia-like symptoms, including defects in the ability of HSD mice to recognize objects, navigate a maze, and properly build a nest.

(Hold the salt: gut reaction may impair the brains of mice, National Institutes of Health)

Many participants experienced issues that typically accompany high-dose immunosuppressive therapy, such as infections and gastrointestinal problems.

(Immune System Reset May Halt Multiple Sclerosis Progression, NIH)

Scientists initially proposed that the object was an old star surrounded by a surprising cloud typical of the kind that usually accompanies young stars.

(NASA Team Probes Peculiar Age-Defying Star, NASA)

These particles, along with electromagnetic energy that accompanies them, can also cause auroras, while changes in the magnetic field can induce currents that damage power grids.

(Space Weather Events Linked to Human Activity, NASA)

Inflammation is usually the body’s response to injury and stress – such as the redness and swelling that accompanies an injury or infection.

(Inflammation in the brain linked to several forms of dementia, University of Cambridge)

Neptune's dark vortices are high-pressure systems and are usually accompanied by bright "companion clouds," which are also now visible on the distant planet.

(Hubble Imagery Confirms New Dark Spot on Neptune, NASA)

Hubble has observed similar clouds accompanying previous vortices.

(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)

You seem to have someone accompanying you—it may be your spouse, steady, or if you go for work, a business associate who will call on a client with you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)