ACCOMPANIED

accompanied

(adjective) having companions or an escort; “there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives”

accompanied, attended

(adjective) playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

ACCOMPANY

accompany

(verb) go or travel along with; “The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere”

company, companion, accompany, keep company

(verb) be a companion to somebody

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

accompanied

simple past tense and past participle of accompany

Adjective

accompanied (not comparable)

Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.

Synonyms

• (past of accompany): acc.

Source: Wiktionary


ACCOMPANY

Ac*com"pa*ny, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied; p. pr. & vb. n. Accompanying] Etym: [OF. aacompaignier, F. accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain, companion. See Company.]

1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by; as, he accompanied his speech with a bow. The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. Glover. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. Sir P. Sidney. He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded rebels. Macaulay.

2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

Syn.

– To attend; escort; go with.

– To Accompany, Attend, Escort. 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.

Ac*com"pa*ny, v. i.

1. To associate in a company; to keep company. [Obs.] Bacon. Men say that they will drive away one another, . . . and not accompany together. Holland.

2. To cohabit (with). [Obs.] Milton.

3. (Mus.)

Definition: To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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