Definition
to accompany: to go with; to assist; to play (music) with
Will you accompany me to the doctor's office? I'm too scared to go alone!
Bruno was accompanied by Horatio at the meeting. They decided to attend together.
to be accompanied (by someone): to be assisted (by somebody)
Pronunciation examples
UK: I will be accompanying the singer on guitar.
US: A true gentleman accompanies his date to the door.
- "I would like you to accompany Philip on this trip in order to discuss said invoices with their accounts department while Philip discusses new orders with their buyers, thereby killing two birds with one stone."
- "Each billboard is accompanied by a high-powered fan and several cartridges of Washed Up fragrance oil."
- "But the idea of accompanying my meal with a glass of wine that smells like rotten eggs?"
- "I want to inform you that we are currently looking for a short jingle to accompany our new radio advertising campaign for Delavigne perfumes."
- "Bobby Vanquish, the king of jazz, returns to San Francisco this weekend, accompanied by six of the 21st century's finest horn players."
- "We will have a television campaign to accompany the product launch, the cream comes in a tube... Who's got something?"
- "We want to create an advertisement for our product, Outback Cologne: something musical to accompany a television ad."
- "Bernie will accompany you to the front door."
- "A jingle, no longer than 30 seconds long, to accompany television and radio ads for Outback Cologne."
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