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accompany

ac·com·pany

UK/əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ US/əˈkʌmp.ni/ fairly common

verb

1.

be associated with

  • “French fries come with the hamburger”
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2.

go or travel along with

  • “The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere”
3.

perform an accompaniment to

  • “The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano”
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4.

Origin

From Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner (“to associate with”), from compaing (“companion”), nominative singular of compaignon (“companion”).

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