(accompanies, ~ing, accompanied)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ someone, you go somewhere with them. (FORMAL)
Ken agreed to ~ 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 ~ an exhibition in Cologne...
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ 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