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verb

Accompany v. t. (past & past part. accompanied; pres. part. accompanying)

To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; followed by with or by; as, he accompanied his speech with a bow. "The Persian dames,... In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march." "They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts." "He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded rebels."

To cohabit with. (Obs.)

Synonyms: To attend; escort; go with. To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those with whom we go as companions. The word imports an equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination. We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some public place; he attends or escorts a lady.

Accompany v. i.

To associate in a company; to keep company. (Obs.) "Men say that they will drive away one another,... and not accompany together."

To cohabit (with). (Obs.)

(Mus.) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.

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"Accompany" Quotes from Famous Books

... yourself! Rise above this agony of despair, if you would save your imperilled wife! She must fly from this house within an hour, and you must accompany her," urged Captain Pendleton. ...

— Cruel As The Grave • Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth

... set out from home he asked Sigvat the skald, who at that time was with King Olaf, to accompany him on his journey. It was a journey for which people had no great inclination. There was, however, great friendship between Bjorn ...

— Heimskringla - The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway • Snorri Sturluson

... to concentrate his mind on other things. Seven or eight miles to the south and west was the cabin of Jacques Pierrot, a half-breed, who had a sledge and dogs. He would hire Jacques to accompany him on his patrol in place of Bucky Nome. Then he would return to Nelson House and send in his report of Bucky Nome's desertion, since he knew well enough after the final remarks of that gentleman that ...

— Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police • James Oliver Curwood

... gods you are free, Roger," he said. "I have a canoe close at hand for you. Bathalda will accompany you and the princess. I cannot leave. I am an Aztec, and shall fight until the last, ...

— By Right of Conquest - Or, With Cortez in Mexico • G. A. Henty

... the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters." And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat. ...

— Yr Ynys Unyg - The Lonely Island • Julia de Winton

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