-p(ə)nē, -ni verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English accompanien, from Middle French acompaignier, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + compaing, compain companion, from Late Latin companio — more at companion
transitive verb
1. : to go with or attend as an associate or companion : go along with
will you do me the honor to accompany me home for supper? — Laura Krey
servants came to accompany us to the nobleman's house — Heinrich Harrer
2. : to play or sing an accompaniment to or for
3. : to add or join to often incidentally or casually
he accompanied the advice with a warning
4. : to exist or occur in conjunction or association with
the text which accompanies these pictures — John Haverstick
intransitive verb
: to perform an accompaniment