Definition of accompanying

Overview of verb accompany

The verb accompany has 4 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (20) attach to, accompany, come with, go with

(be present or associated with an event or entity; "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")

2. (8) accompany

(go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere")

3. (3) play along, accompany, follow

(perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano")

4. (1) company, companion, accompany, keep company

(be a companion to somebody)

Overview of adj accompanying

The adj accompanying has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent

(following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable")