Standard Lemma guide

accompanied

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈkʌmpəniːd/
  • /əˈkʌmpniːd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 K AH1 M P AH0 N IY0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of accompany

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:accompanied.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having companions or an escort

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unaccompanied

4

adjective

Meaning 4

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attended

Antonyms: unaccompanied

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: seurassa (oleva) — being part of a group of at least two
  • German: begleitet — being part of a group of at least two
  • Portuguese: acompanhado — being part of a group of at least two
Real reading context

accompanied in complete knowledge articles