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Added 9 October 2026

accompany

/əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ verb

In Latin: comitō First recorded: early 15th century Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about accompany at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Be present or associated with an event or entity.
French fries come with the hamburger
Go or travel along with.
The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere
Perform an accompaniment to.
The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano

Origin

* First attested in early 15th century. From Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner (“to associate with”), from compaing (“companion”), nominative singular of compaignon (“companion”). See company.

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