English verb: accompany | |||
1. | accompany (stative) be present or associated with an event or entity | ||
Samples | French fries come with the hamburger. Heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue. Fish usually goes with white wine. This kind of vein accompanies certain arteries. | ||
Synonyms | attach to, come with, go with | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | attend, co-occur with, collocate with, construe with, cooccur with, go with, rule | ||
2. | accompany (motion) go or travel along with | ||
Samples | The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | consort, escort, escort, run, see, tag along, walk | ||
3. | accompany (creation) perform an accompaniment to | ||
Samples | The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano. | ||
Synonyms | follow, play along | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
Domain category | music | ||
4. | accompany (stative) be a companion to somebody | ||
Synonyms | companion, company, keep company | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affiliate, associate, assort, consort | ||