accompanied

[ uh-kuhm-puh-need ]

adjective

1. having another person along; acting or done with someone as company:

   The youngest of the accompanied children on that voyage, a 5-year-old boy named Gid, was my great-grandfather.

2. Music. performing or performed with one or more instruments providing background and support:

   The 25 singers perform mostly a cappella, with the concluding anthem being the only accompanied piece on the album.

3. being or existing together with something else (often used in combination):

   The company's haulage fleet includes a forklift-accompanied trailer for more efficient and trouble-free deliveries.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of accompany.

Other Words From

• well-ac·com·pa·nied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accompanied¹

First recorded in 1605–15, for an earlier sense; accompany ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; accompany ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

I’d come across a guy named Mike Mahoney, a 20-something rising star in white nationalist circles who worked for Breitbart News and accompanied Milo Yiannopoulos, Breitbart’s firebrand tech editor, on his speaking tours.

From Salon

Under their guidance, Burnley stormed to the Championship title in 2023 and, although they only lasted one season in the Premier League, their accomplishments – and the playing style which accompanied them – convinced the mighty Bayern Munich to hire Kompany as their manager.

From BBC

They are accompanied by serving soldiers from their loved ones’ old regiments.

From BBC

Survivors have argued that Luxon's apology rings hollow unless it is accompanied with proper plans for restitution.

From BBC

By contrast, the commission’s October finding that Israel is committing the crime of extermination in Gaza relates to the commission of massacres, not to their purpose: “More significantly still, genocide must be these acts carried out with the purpose of destroying a protected group in whole or in part. Extermination does not involve that genocidal purpose. It is mass killing, but it need not be accompanied by a purpose to destroy the group in whole or in part,” Sidoti told Salon.

From Salon