accompany: Meaning and Definition of

ac•com•pa•ny

1. to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
2. to be or exist in association or company with: Thunder accompanies lightning.
3. to put in company with; cause to be or go along; associate (usually fol. by with): He accompanied his speech with gestures.
4. to play or sing an accompaniment to or for.

1. to provide the musical accompaniment.