# accompany

Pronunciation: say "uh-KUM-puh-nee" /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/

## Verb

1. To go with or attend someone as a companion or associate.
   - Simple: To go somewhere with someone as their companion.
   - _A trained guide will accompany visitors through the cave system._
   - _Two officers accompanied the witness to the courthouse._
2. To exist alongside something as an addition or supplement to it.
   - Simple: To be added to something else to make it more complete.
   - _Detailed footnotes accompany the main text throughout the volume._
   - _A glass of red wine traditionally accompanies the roast._
3. To be present or found at the same time as something else.
   - Simple: To happen or be present at the same time as something else.
   - _Severe headaches frequently accompany this kind of infection._
   - _A sharp drop in temperature accompanied the storm front._
4. To play a supporting musical part alongside another instrument or musician.
   - Simple: To play music that supports a singer or another player.
   - _He often accompanies the soloist on harpsichord._
   - _A pianist will accompany the violinist for the recital._
5. To perform one or more supporting parts within a composition.
   - Simple: To play a supporting part in a piece of music.
   - _During the verse the keyboard players accompany, leaving room for the vocalist._
   - _She accompanied softly so the melody could be heard above everything._

## Verb

6. To associate together as a group; to keep company. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To spend time together as friends or companions.
7. To live together as a couple; to cohabit. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To live together with someone as a couple.
   - _It was whispered that the steward accompanied with the housekeeper._
   - _They chose to accompany together rather than seek the church's blessing._
8. To cohabit with, coexist with, or occur together with someone or something. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To live with or exist together with someone or something.

## Origin

First attested in the early 15th century, it comes from Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner ('to associate with'), which derives from compaing ('companion'). It is related to the word company.

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