/euh kum"peuh nee/ , v. , accompanied, accompanying .
v.t.
1. to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
2. to be or exist in association or company with: Thunder accompanies lightning.
3. to put in company with; cause to be or go along; associate (usually fol. by with ): He accompanied his speech with gestures.
4. Music. to play or sing an accompaniment to or for.
v.i.
5. to provide the musical accompaniment.
[ 1425-75; late ME accompanye accompagnier. See AC-, COMPANY ]
Syn. 1. ACCOMPANY, ATTEND, CONVOY, ESCORT mean to go along with someone (or something). To ACCOMPANY is to go along as an associate on equal terms: to accompany a friend on a shopping trip. ATTEND implies going along with, usually to render service or perform duties: to attend one's employer on a business trip. To CONVOY is to accompany (esp. ships) with an armed guard for protection: to convoy a fleet of merchant vessels. To ESCORT is to accompany in order to protect, guard, honor, or show courtesy: to escort a visiting dignitary.