accompanied

«accompanied» in Mova's school dictionary: Went somewhere with someone — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (past of «accompany»: accompany, accompanies, accompanied, accompanying); adjective (accompanied)

meaning for a pupil

1) Went somewhere with someone. tree →

2) Happened or existed together with something else (thunder accompanied by lightning). tree →

3) Played music to support a singer or another player. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety rules: «children must be accompanied by an adult». In music lessons, a song accompanied by the piano. In maths, «each child accompanied by one parent» means pairs — double the number of people. Phrases: «accompanied by», «unaccompanied children».

examples

• Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. tree →
• She accompanied her friend to the doctor. tree →
• The rain was accompanied by strong winds. tree →
• He sang, accompanied by his sister on the guitar. tree →
• Each of the 15 children was accompanied by one parent. tree →
• The meal was accompanied by a fresh salad. tree →
• Her mother accompanied her, crying like anything. tree →

note

Formal; everyday: «went with», «came with». Spelling: double «c», «-ied». Noun «accompaniment». In maths: 15 children each accompanied by 1 adult = 15 + 15 = 30 people in all.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «accompanied» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.