accompany
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accompany
- /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/
- /əˈkʌmp.ni/
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.?
Latin pānis
Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.
Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?
Latin -ō
Proto-West Germanic *gahlaibōcalq.
Latin compāniō
Old French compaing
Proto-Italic *-āzi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Old French -er
Old French acompagnerbor.
Middle English accompanien
English accompany
* First attested in early 15th century.
From Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner (“to associate with”), from compaing (“companion”), nominative singular of compaignon (“companion”). See company.
verb accompanies · accompanying · accompanied
- To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. Geoffrey accompanied the group on their pilgrimage.
- To supplement with; add to. He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
- To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
- To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician). The strings were accompanied by two woodwinds.
- To associate in a company; to keep company. Men say that they will drive away one another, […] and not accompanied together.
- To cohabit (with).
- To cohabit with; to coexist with; occur with. Gijb, Suche as accompanyeth with man-killers and murtherers.
- To be found at the same time. Thunder almost always accompanies lightning during a rain storm.
Similar: We accompany those with whom we go as companions. The word imports an equality of station., We attend those whom we wait upon, follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination., A gentleman accompanies a friend to some public place, he attends, escorts a lady, We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect
