American English
/əˈkʰəm.pə.niz/
4 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Related entry: accompany
to go with a person or group, often to help, guide, or protect them
Practice out loudto go with a person or group, often to help, guide, or protect them
Her brother accompanied her to the doctor.
A guide accompanied the visitors through the museum.
Say “accompany me,” not “accompany to me.”
accompany a friend · accompany a child · accompany someone to the hospital
accompany + someone
accompany + someone + to + place
to happen or exist at the same time as something else
The fever was accompanied by a bad cough.
Higher costs often accompany new safety rules.
be accompanied by music · be accompanied by a warning · accompany a rise in prices
something + accompanies + something
something + is accompanied by + something
to play or sing music while another person plays or sings
She accompanied the singer on the piano.
He accompanied his daughter while she sang.
accompany a singer · accompany a choir on the piano
accompany + someone + on + instrument
to come with something else
The meal was accompanied by fresh bread.
In the past, change y to i: accompanied.