ac ‧ com ‧ pa ‧ ny W2 AC /əˈkʌmp ə ni/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle accompanied , present participle accompanying , third person singular accompanies ) [transitive]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: acompaignier , from compaing 'companion' , from Late Latin companio ; ⇨ ↑ companion ]
1 . to go somewhere with someone:
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Wherever her husband went, she would accompany him.
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In everyday English, people usually say go with or come with someone rather than accompany someone:
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Do you want me to go with you to the station?
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She came with me to church.
2 . to play a musical instrument while someone sings a song or plays the main tune:
Daniel wanted Liz to accompany him on violin.
3 . [usually passive] to happen or exist at the same time as something else:
The disease is accompanied by sneezing and fever.
4 . if a book, document etc accompanies something, it comes with it:
Please see accompanying booklet for instructions.
Your passport application form should be accompanied by two recent photographs.