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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Accompanying ] [OF. aacompaignier, F. accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain, companion. See Company .] To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" [syn: attach to , come with , go with ] go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., "to be in company with," from Middle French accompagner , from Old French acompaignier (12c.) "take as a companion," from à "to" (see ad- ) + compaignier , from compaign (see companion ). Related: Accompanied ; accompanying .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES accompany sb on the piano (= play the piano while someone sings or plays a different instrument ) ▪ Lisa sang while George accompanied her on the piano. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB always ▪ Signal voltage gain ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. 2 (context transitive English) To supplement with; add to.
Usage examples of accompany.
Le Duc begged to be allowed to accompany me on horseback, saying that he had been a true prophet.
I told her that I should begin by introducing her to the lady whom I had the honour to accompany, and I begged her to be ready by the next day as the marchioness was impatient to see her.
The colonel begged me to accompany him to the guard-room, to see the thieving soldier flogged.
As we rose from the table, Madame went into her closet with her niece and nephew that was to be, and the niece came out in the course of an hour and bade us congratulate her, as she was to be married in a week, and after the wedding she would accompany her husband to Dunkirk.
I had a fine voice, he cultivated it carefully, and in less than a year I could accompany myself on the harpsichord.
I put them under a sealed envelope and gave them to Camille, who asked me the next day to accompany her to a place which she said she could not name to me.
I was vexed on account of Gertrude, who believed herself with child, but could not make up her mind to accompany me to France.
So after supper I said that as it was not certain that Sara could become my wife I had determined not to accompany them to Berne.
I did not want to take a courtesan or a married woman with me, and I could not reasonably expect that any young lady of family would accompany me.
On the 13th November, Casanova left Paris in company with his brother, Francesco, whose wife did not accompany him.
This conduct provoked me almost to madness, but my surprise was indeed great when, at the breakfast table, she asked me whether I would let her dress me up as a girl to accompany her five or six days later to a ball for which a neighbour of ours, Doctor Olivo, had sent letters of invitation.
This was the first time I had anything to do with a woman of quality, and that air of patronage, whatever kindness might accompany it, always put me out of temper, for I thought it made love out of the question.
She added in her letter that, if I wished to accompany her to Naples, she would meet me anywhere I might appoint, but that, if I had any objection to return to that city, she would immediately refuse the brilliant offer, for her only happiness was to please me in all things.
The day after our arrival, I took a janissary to accompany me to Osman Pacha, of Caramania, the name assumed by Count de Bonneval ever since he had adopted the turban.
Count Spada, who had got quite fond of me, wanted me to accompany him to Brisighetta, but I resisted his entreaties because I had firmly resolved on going to Naples.