Accompany

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ac=com=pa=ny

CIDE DICTIONARY

Accompany, v. t. [OF. aacompaignier, F. accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain, companion. See Company.].

•  To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by; as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.  [1913 Webster]

  "The Persian dames, . . .
  In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march."  [1913 Webster]

  "They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts."  [1913 Webster]

  "He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded rebels."  [1913 Webster]
•  To cohabit with.  Sir T. Herbert.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To attend; escort; go with.

Accompany, v. i. 

•  To associate in a company; to keep company.  Bacon.  [1913 Webster]

  "Men say that they will drive away one another, . . . and not accompany together."  [1913 Webster]
•  To cohabit (with).  Milton.  [1913 Webster]
•  To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Accompany, v.tr. (-ies, -ied)
1 go with; escort, attend.
2 (usu. in passive; foll. by with, by) a be done or found with; supplement (speech accompanied with gestures). b have as a result (pills accompanied by side effects).
3 Mus. support or partner with accompaniment.

Etymology

ME f. F accompagner f. {agrave} to + OF compaing COMPANION(1): assim. to COMPANY

THESAURUS

Accompany

agree, associate, associate with, assort with, attend, band together, be in phase, be in time, chaperon, chaperone, chord, coexist, coextend, coincide, combine, companion, concertize, concur, confederate, consociate, consort with, contemporize, convoy, couple with, do, escort, execute, flock together, go along with, go with, hang around with, herd together, interpret, isochronize, keep company with, keep in step, keep pace with, make music, match, perform, play, play by ear, render, run with, squire, symphonize, synchronize, time, usher, wait on

ROGET THESAURUS

Accompany

Accompaniment

VB accompany, coexist, attend, hang on, wait on, go hand in hand with, synchronize, bear company, keep company, row in the same boat, bring in its train, associate with, couple with.

Synchronism

VB coexist, concur, accompany, go hand in hand, keep pace with, synchronize.

Musician

VB play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle, strike the lyre, beat the drum, blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn, doodle, grind the organ, touch the guitar, thrum, strum, beat time, execute, perform, accompany, sing a second, play a second, compose, set to music, arrange, sing, chaunt, chant, hum, warble, carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt, purl, quaver, trill, shake, twitter, whistle, sol-fa, intone, have an ear for music, have a musical ear, have a correct ear.