ACCOMPANY


Meaning of ACCOMPANY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈkəmp-nē, -ˈkämp-; -ˈkəm-pə-, -ˈkäm- ]

verb

( -nied ; -ny·ing )

Etymology: Middle English accompanien to make an associate, from Anglo-French accompaigner, from a- (from 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.