accompany
/əˈkʌm·pə·ni/ v [T]Definition
› to go with someone or to exist at the same time as something: Students cannot leave the building during class hours unless they are accompanied by an adult. › music In music, to accompany is to play an instrument in support of someone who is playing an instrument or singing.
(Definition of accompany v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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