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• /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/
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* First attested in early 15th century. From Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner (“to associate with”), from compaing (“companion”), nominative singular of compaignon (“companion”). See company.

140 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: رَافَقَ (rāfaqa) — to attend as a companion
• Armenian: ուղեկցել (uġekcʻel) — to attend as a companion
• Bashkir: оҙатыу (oźatıw) — to attend as a companion
• Bulgarian: придружавам (pridružavam) — to attend as a companion
• Chinese Cantonese: 陪 (pui4) — to attend as a companion
• Chinese Mandarin: 陪伴 (péibàn) — to attend as a companion
• Chinese Mandarin: 陪同 (péitóng) — to attend as a companion
• Choctaw: ahinna — to attend as a companion
• Corsican: accumpagnà — to attend as a companion
• Czech: doprovodit — to attend as a companion
• Dutch: vergezellen — to attend as a companion
• Dutch: begeleiden — to attend as a companion
• Esperanto: akompani — to attend as a companion
• Finnish: olla seurana — to attend as a companion
• Finnish: olla jonkun kanssa — to attend as a companion
• Finnish: olla jonkun seuralaisena — to attend as a companion
• French: accompagner — to attend as a companion
• German: begleiten — to attend as a companion
• Ancient Greek: ἀκολουθέω (akolouthéō) — to attend as a companion
• Ancient Greek: ἀμορβέω (amorbéō) — to attend as a companion
• Hindi: साथ चलना (sāth calnā) — to attend as a companion
• Hungarian: kísér — to attend as a companion
• Hungarian: elkísér — to attend as a companion
• Hungarian: vele megy/tart — to attend as a companion
• Irish: tionlaic — to attend as a companion
• Italian: accompagnare — to attend as a companion
• Japanese: 付き合う (tsukiau) — to attend as a companion
• Japanese: 付き添う (tsukisou) — to attend as a companion
• Kapampangan: abe — to attend as a companion
• Korean: 동행하다 (donghaenghada) — to attend as a companion
• Korean: 동반하다 (dongbanhada) — to attend as a companion
• Latin: comitō — to attend as a companion
• Latvian: pavadīt — to attend as a companion
• Lithuanian: lydėti — to attend as a companion
• Central Sierra Miwok: jú·pa-k·y- — to attend as a companion
• Polish: towarzyszyć — to attend as a companion
• Polish: asystować — to attend as a companion
• Portuguese: acompanhar — to attend as a companion
• Quechua: yanay — to attend as a companion
• Romanian: însoți — to attend as a companion
• Russian: сопу́тствовать (sopútstvovatʹ) — to attend as a companion
• Russian: сопровожда́ть (soprovoždátʹ) — to attend as a companion
• Russian: сопроводи́ть (soprovodítʹ) — to attend as a companion
• Serbo-Croatian: правити друштво — to attend as a companion
• Serbo-Croatian: пра̏тити — to attend as a companion
• Serbo-Croatian: praviti društvo — to attend as a companion
• Serbo-Croatian: prȁtiti — to attend as a companion
• Spanish: acompañar — to attend as a companion
• Swedish: göra sällskap med — to attend as a companion
• Swedish: slå följe med — to attend as a companion
• Tagalog: samahan — to attend as a companion
• Ukrainian: супроводжувати (suprovodžuvaty) — to attend as a companion
• Urdu: ساتھ چلنا (sāth calnā) — to attend as a companion
• Volapük: kopanön — to attend as a companion
• Yiddish: מיטגיין (mitgeyn) — to attend as a companion
• Italian: corredare — to supplement with
• Arabic: صَاحَبَ (ṣāḥaba) — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Arabic: رَافَقَ (rāfaqa) — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Armenian: նվագակցել (nvagakcʻel) — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Bulgarian: съпровождам (sǎprovoždam) — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Catalan: acompanyar — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Chinese Mandarin: 伴奏 (bànzòu) — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Dutch: begeleiden — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Esperanto: akompani — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Finnish: säestää — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• French: accompagner — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Galician: acompañar — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• German: begleiten — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Hungarian: kísér — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Irish: tionlaic — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Italian: accompagnare — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Persian: همراهی کردن — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Portuguese: acompanhar — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Romanian: acompania — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Romanian: însoți — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Russian: аккомпани́ровать (akkompanírovatʹ) — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Serbo-Croatian: пра̏тити — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Serbo-Croatian: prȁtiti — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Spanish: acompañar — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Swedish: ackompanjera — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Tagalog: samahan — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Ukrainian: акомпанувати (akompanuvaty) — to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition
• Armenian: նվագակցել (nvagakcʻel) — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Bulgarian: съпровождам (sǎprovoždam) — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Chinese Mandarin: 伴奏 (bànzòu) — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Dutch: begeleiden — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Esperanto: akompani — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Finnish: säestää — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• German: begleiten — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Hungarian: kísér — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Irish: tionlaic — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Italian: accompagnare — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Italian: affiancare — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Japanese: 伴奏 (bannsou) — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Persian: همنوازی کردن — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Polish: akompaniować — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Polish: zaakompaniować — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Polish: basować — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Polish: przygrywać — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Polish: wtórować — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Polish: zawtórować — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Portuguese: acompanhar — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Romanian: acompania — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Russian: аккомпани́ровать (akkompanírovatʹ) — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Spanish: acompañar — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Swedish: ackompanjera — to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument
• Arabic: رَافَقَ (rāfaqa) — obsolete: to keep company
• Armenian: ուղեկցել (uġekcʻel) — obsolete: to keep company
• Bulgarian: придружавам (pridružavam) — obsolete: to keep company
• Bulgarian: съпровождам (sǎprovoždam) — obsolete: to keep company
• Chinese Mandarin: 陪同 (péitóng) — obsolete: to keep company
• Chinese Mandarin: 陪伴 (péibàn) — obsolete: to keep company
• Chinese Mandarin: 陪 (péi) — obsolete: to keep company
• Danish: ledsage — obsolete: to keep company
• Danish: gelejde — obsolete: to keep company
• Dutch: zich samensluiten — obsolete: to keep company
• Dutch: samenwerken — obsolete: to keep company
• Esperanto: kunesti — obsolete: to keep company
• Finnish: pitää seuraa — obsolete: to keep company
• Finnish: olla seurana — obsolete: to keep company
• German: begleiten — obsolete: to keep company
• German: geleiten — obsolete: to keep company
• Japanese: 連れ立つ (tsuretatsu) — obsolete: to keep company
• Polish: akompaniować — obsolete: to keep company
• Polish: zaakompaniować — obsolete: to keep company
• Portuguese: fazer companhia — obsolete: to keep company
• Russian: обща́ться (obščátʹsja) — obsolete: to keep company
• ǃXóõ: !gàã — obsolete: to keep company
• Chinese Mandarin: 同居 (tóngjū) — obsolete: to cohabit
• Dutch: samenwonen — obsolete: to cohabit
• Finnish: asua yhdessä — obsolete: to cohabit
• Russian: сожи́тельствовать (sožítelʹstvovatʹ) — obsolete: to cohabit
• Chinese Mandarin: 跟......同居 (gēn... tóngjū) — obsolete: to cohabit with
• Dutch: samenwonen met — obsolete: to cohabit with
• Finnish: asua yhdessä — obsolete: to cohabit with
• Dutch: gepaard gaan met — to be found at the same time
• Hungarian: kísér — to be found at the same time
• Hungarian: vele jár — to be found at the same time
• Russian: сопровожда́ть (soprovoždátʹ) — to be found at the same time
• Russian: сопроводи́ть (soprovodítʹ) — to be found at the same time