| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ac·com·pa·ny |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -k m p-n , -kmpn |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing, ac·com·pa·nies
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To be or go with as a companion. 2. To add to; supplement: a dish best accompanied with a robust wine. 3. To coexist or occur with. 4. Music To perform an accompaniment to. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Music To play an accompaniment. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagnier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + compaignon, companion; see companion1. | | SYNONYMS: | accompany, conduct, escort, chaperon These verbs mean to be with or to go with another or others. Accompany suggests going with another on an equal basis: She went to Europe accompanied by her colleague. Conduct implies guidance of others: The usher conducted us to our seats. Escort stresses protective guidance: The party chairperson escorted the candidate through the crowd. Chaperon specifies adult supervision of young persons: My mom helped chaperon the prom.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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