accompany

 
Pronunciation: /əˈkʌmpəni/

verb (accompanies, accompanying, accompanied)

[with object]
  • 1go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort: the two sisters were to accompany us to London
  • 2be present or occur at the same time as (something else): the illness is often accompanied by nausea (as adjective accompanying) the accompanying documentation
  • provide a complement or addition to: home-cooked ham accompanied by brown bread
  • 3play a musical accompaniment for: he would play his violin, and Mother used to accompany him on our organ

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French accompagner, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + compagne, from Old French compaignon 'companion'. The spelling change was due to association with company

Spelling help

Spell accompany with a double c and one m.

Spelling rule

If a word ends in a consonant plus -y (as in defy), change the -y to an -i before adding any ending (unless the ending already begins with an -i): (accompanies, accompanying, accompanied).