verb

accompany

uh-KUM-puh-nee/əˈkʌmpəni/

To go along with someone or something.

The companions accompany each other along the path.

Two adult companions walk side by side along a short path, visibly keeping pace and engaging with each other rather than merely passing.

Etymology

acLatinto, toward

+comLatinwith, together

+panyLatinbread

The roots picture a companion as someone who shares bread with another. Accompany turns that companionship into an action: being with people or going along with them.

In context

60 Minutes Australia10:19

she suggested rachel accompany her on an all-expenses-paid trip to a five-star resort in morocco

How con-artist Anna Sorokin ripped off the New York elite and became a star | 60 Minutes Australia

More examples

A booklet accompanies the device.
The meal was accompanied by lively conversation.
A string quartet accompanies the singer.

Forms

accompany · accompanies · accompanied · accompanying

accompaniment noun — something provided alongside another thing

Similar words

escort: Go with people to guide or protect them.
attend: Be present with or at, rather than necessarily travel together.