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# accompany

verb (accompany, accompanies, accompanied, accompanying)

«accompany» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To accompany someone is to go somewhere with them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#m1)
2. To accompany something is to come or happen with it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#m2)
3. To accompany a singer or player is to play music alongside them, for example on a piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and formal notes, «children must be accompanied by an adult» means a grown-up must go with them. In music lessons, a pianist accompanies the choir. In recipes, a sauce accompanies the meat. Phrases: accompanied by, must be accompanied, accompany someone to.

### Examples

- Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#x1)
- Mum accompanied me to the dentist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#x2)
- Thunder often accompanies lightning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#x3)
- Mr Lee accompanied the choir on the piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#x4)
- Chips accompanied the fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#x5)
- Each adult can accompany 4 children, so 5 adults can take 20 children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#x6)
- A letter accompanied the parcel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#x7)
- But I will accompany you on your journey." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb; y changes to i: accompanies, accompanied. The noun is «accompaniment». «Accompany» is more formal than «go with». It takes no «with»: «she accompanied me» (not «accompanied with me»).

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and formal notes, «children must be accompanied by an adult» means a grown-up must go with them. In music lessons, a pianist accompanies the choir. In recipes, a sauce accompanies the meat. Phrases: accompanied by, must be accompanied, accompany someone to.

### Note

Regular verb; y changes to i: accompanies, accompanied. The noun is «accompaniment». «Accompany» is more formal than «go with». It takes no «with»: «she accompanied me» (not «accompanied with me»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «accompany» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accompany/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«accompany» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/accompany.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «accompany» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/accompany/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«accompany» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/accompany.html) on Mova free.