v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' k ə mp-n ē , - ' kämp-; - ' k ə m-p ə -, - ' käm-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -nied ; -ny · ing
Etymology: Middle English accompanien to make an associate, from Anglo-French accompaigner, from a- (fr. Latin ad- ) + cumpaing companion ― more at COMPANION
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 : to go with as an associate or companion
2 : to perform an accompaniment to or for
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>
intransitive verb : to perform an accompaniment