Standard Lemma guide

accompanying

adj · noun · 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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  • UK: /əˈkʌm.p(ə.)ni.ɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 K AH1 M P AH0 N IY0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Present together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

That which accompanies; accompaniment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of accompany

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

following or accompanying as a consequence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
  • snags incidental to the changeover in management
  • attendant circumstances
  • the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
  • the ensuant response to his appeal
  • the resultant savings were considerable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attendant, consequent, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mukana (oleva) — present together
  • Greek: συνοδευτικός (synodeftikós) — present together
  • Italian: relativo — present together
  • Italian: accompagnatorio — present together
  • Italian: corrispondente — present together
  • Latin: succentivus — present together
  • Polish: towarzyszący — present together
  • Portuguese: acompanhante — present together
Real reading context

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