Accompany
/əˈkʌmpəni/
Definitions
To go with or to be present with someone, especially for a journey or an event.
/əˈkʌmpəni/
To go with; to keep company with
He decided to accompany his grandmother to the doctor's appointment.
💡 Simply: To go with someone
More Examples
The tour guide will accompany us through the museum.
How It's Used
"She decided to accompany her friend to the party."
"We planned to accompany our guide on a hiking tour."
Idioms & expressions
accompany with
To provide or add something to something else
"The song was accompanied with a lively dance performance."
From the Middle English word 'acompainen,' derived from the Latin 'accompanyre,' meaning 'to go with' or 'to keep company with,' composed of 'ad-' (towards) and 'compagnia' (companion).
In historical texts, 'accompany' was primarily used to describe physically going with someone or something on a journey or mission, reflecting its Latin roots in the act of keeping company.
Memory tip
Think of 'company' and 'together' - accompanying means going together like a company.