accompany
accompany — verb
1. to move from one place to another together with another person, often as a frien
to move from one place to another together with another person, often as a friend, helper, or guard.
Mrs Lin asked her son Kai to accompany her to the hospital on Friday morning.
accompany + somebody + to [place]
Two security guards accompanied the singer from the stage door to her car.
passive context: be accompanied by [person]
Children under twelve must be accompanied by an adult inside the swimming pool.
Daniel accompanied his blind grandfather around the night market for over an hour.
The young teacher accompanied the students on a walking tour of the old town.
- leave
opposite action — going apart instead of together
文法句型
accompany + somebody
accompany + somebody + to a place
用法筆記
More formal than 'go with'. Frequently appears in passive form ('be accompanied by …'), especially in rules and notices.
常見錯誤
2. if one thing accompanies another, the two appear, happen, or are present togethe
if one thing accompanies another, the two appear, happen, or are present together, often because one is added to or comes from the other.
Heavy rain was accompanied by strong winds across most of southern Taiwan.
passive: X is accompanied by Y (one event with another)
A short summary should accompany every report you submit to the manager.
Y accompanies X (formal instruction)
A sharp pain in his chest accompanied each deep breath that Tomás tried to take.
The new phone comes with a thin cable and a printed guide that accompanies the box.
Loud cheers accompanied the team as they walked onto the field at the final.
- go together with
more conversational; same idea of co-occurrence
- come with
informal; often for products or features
文法句型
X is accompanied by Y
Y accompanies X
用法筆記
Subject and object are usually things or events, not people. Very common in news, science, and academic writing, especially in the passive 'X was accompanied by Y'.
常見錯誤
3. to walk with someone in order to point out the right path to a place, especially
to walk with someone in order to point out the right path to a place, especially when they do not know the way.
The hotel porter accompanied the tired couple to their room on the fourth floor.
accompany + somebody + to [room/place]
A young nurse accompanied Mr Hsu to the X-ray room at the end of the corridor.
Would you mind accompanying our guest to the meeting hall on the second floor?
A staff member accompanied the new students to the cafeteria during their first lunch.
文法句型
accompany + somebody + to [place]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the focus is on showing the route to someone unfamiliar with it, not on travelling together as companions.
4. to go together with someone to a party, dinner, concert, or similar event, usual
to go together with someone to a party, dinner, concert, or similar event, usually as their partner or guest for the evening.
Helen asked her older brother to accompany her to the company dinner on Saturday night.
accompany + somebody + to [social event]
The young diplomat accompanied the ambassador to a charity concert in central London.
Beatriz accompanied her grandmother to the wedding because her grandfather was too ill to travel.
Will you accompany me to the school play next Thursday evening?
文法句型
accompany + somebody + to [event]
用法筆記
Often carries a polite or slightly old-fashioned tone, especially in invitations. The object is a person, and the destination is a social or cultural event.
常見錯誤
5. to play a musical instrument while a singer or main player performs, so that the
to play a musical instrument while a singer or main player performs, so that the two sounds fit together and support the main part.
Her older sister accompanied the choir on the piano during the school's winter concert.
accompany + somebody + on [instrument]
A young guitar player accompanied the singer in a quiet corner of the cafe.
Mr Farouk often accompanies his students on the piano during their singing exams.
The violinist sang softly while her friend accompanied her on a small wooden harp.
- back
informal, especially in pop or jazz contexts
- play backup for
very informal; used about bands
文法句型
accompany + somebody (on [instrument])
accompany + somebody + on the piano
用法筆記
Subject is the supporting musician; object is the lead singer or player. The instrument follows 'on' (on the piano, on the guitar).