accompany
part of speech
verb (accompany, accompanies, accompanied, accompanying)
meaning for a pupil
1) To accompany someone is to go somewhere with them. tree →
2) To accompany something is to come or happen with it. tree →
3) To accompany a singer or player is to play music alongside them, for example on a piano. tree →
sense 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 →
- Mum accompanied me to the dentist. tree →
- Thunder often accompanies lightning. tree →
- Mr Lee accompanied the choir on the piano. tree →
- Chips accompanied the fish. tree →
- Each adult can accompany 4 children, so 5 adults can take 20 children. tree →
- A letter accompanied the parcel. tree →
- But I will accompany you on your journey." tree →
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»).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «accompany» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.