accompany

Etymology
From, from , from , nominative singular of. See company.
 * First attested in early 15th century.

Verb

 * 1)  To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
 * 2)  To supplement with; add to.
 * 3)  To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
 * 4)  To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).
 * 5)  To associate in a company; to keep company.
 * 6)  To cohabit (with).
 * 7)  To cohabit with; to coexist with; occur with.
 * 8) To be found at the same time.
 * 1)  To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).
 * 2)  To associate in a company; to keep company.
 * 3)  To cohabit (with).
 * 4)  To cohabit with; to coexist with; occur with.
 * 5) To be found at the same time.
 * 1)  To cohabit (with).
 * 2)  To cohabit with; to coexist with; occur with.
 * 3) To be found at the same time.
 * 1) To be found at the same time.

Usage notes
Traditionally, persons were said to be accompanied by, and inanimate objects, states or conditions were said to be accompanied with. However, this distinction is not generally observed today, and by is becoming predominant.

Synonyms

 * ,, go with
 * We accompany those with whom we go as companions. The word imports an equality of station.
 * We attend those whom we wait upon or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
 * We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect.
 * A gentleman accompanies a friend to some public place; he attends or escorts a lady.

Translations

 * Arabic: رَافَقَ
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Central Sierra Miwok: jú·pa-k·y-
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 陪
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Corsican:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: akompani
 * Finnish: olla seurana, olla jonkun kanssa, olla jonkun seuralaisena
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ἀκολουθέω
 * Ancient: ἀμορβέω
 * Guaraní: moirũ
 * Hindi: साथ चलना
 * Hungarian:, , vele megy/tart
 * Irish: tionlaic
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kapampangan: abe
 * Korean: ,
 * Latin: comitō
 * Latvian: pavadīt
 * Lithuanian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: yanay
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: правити друштво, пра̏тити
 * Roman: praviti društvo,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: göra sällskap med, slå följe med
 * Tagalog:
 * Ukrainian: супроводжувати
 * Urdu: ساتھ چلنا
 * Yiddish: מיטגיין


 * Italian:


 * Arabic: صَاحَبَ, رَافَقَ
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: akompani
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: tionlaic
 * Italian:
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: пра̏тити
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:
 * Ukrainian:


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: akompani
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: tionlaic
 * Italian: ,
 * Persian: همنوازی کردن
 * Polish:, zaakompaniować, , , wtórować, zawtórować
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic: رَافَقَ
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Danish: ledsage, gelejde
 * Dutch: zich samensluiten,
 * Esperanto: kunesti
 * Finnish: pitää seuraa, olla seurana
 * German: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Polish:, zaakompaniować
 * Portuguese: fazer companhia
 * Russian: ,
 * ǃXóõ: !gàã


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: asua yhdessä
 * Russian:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 跟……同居
 * Dutch: met
 * Finnish: asua yhdessä


 * Dutch: gaan met
 * Hungarian:, vele jár


 * German:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: ,
 * Italian:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Turkish: