Accompanied Accompany əˈkʌmpəni I Verb Bre Wife Trip

• his wife accompanied him on the trip.
• i must ask you to accompany me to the police station.
• warships will accompany the convoy.
• the groups are always accompanied by an experienced mountain guide.

accompany

1. to travel or go somewhere with somebody
• His wife accompanied him on the trip.
• I must ask you to accompany me to the police station.
• Warships will accompany the convoy.
• The groups are always accompanied by an experienced mountain guide.
2. to happen or appear with something else
• strong winds accompanied by heavy rain
• The curator of the exhibition also wrote the accompanying catalogue.
• Shouts of protest accompanied this announcement.
• The text is accompanied by a series of stunning photographs.
3. to play a musical instrument, especially a piano, while somebody else sings or plays the main tune
• The singer was accompanied on the piano by her sister.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they accompany
• he / she / it accompanies
• past simple accompanied
• past participle accompanied
• -ing form accompanying

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French accompagner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + compagne, from Old French compaignon ‘companion’. The spelling change was due to association with company.