ACCOMPANY


Meaning of ACCOMPANY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əkʌmpəni ]

( accompanies, accompanying, accompanied)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them. ( FORMAL )

Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa...

The Prime Minister, accompanied by the governor, led the President up to the house.

VERB : V n , V-ed

2.

If one thing accompanies another, it happens or exists at the same time, or as a result of it. ( FORMAL )

This volume of essays was designed to accompany an exhibition in Cologne...

VERB : V n

3.

If you accompany a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing or play the main tune.

He sang and Alice accompanied him on the piano...

VERB : V n

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