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• ACCOMPANY (verb)
Meaning:
Be associated with
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
go with; come with; attach to; accompany
Context example:
French fries come with the hamburger
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "accompany"):
co-occur with; collocate with; construe with; cooccur with; go with (go or occur together)
attend (to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result)
rule (have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Go or travel along with
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere
Hypernyms (to "accompany" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "accompany"):
walk (accompany or escort)
consort; run (keep company)
escort (accompany as an escort)
escort; see (accompany or escort)
tag along (go along with, often uninvited)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Meaning:
Perform an accompaniment to
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
play along; accompany; follow
Context example:
The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano
Hypernyms (to "accompany" is one way to...):
play (play on an instrument)
Domain category:
music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be a companion to somebody
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
companion; company; keep company; accompany
Hypernyms (to "accompany" is one way to...):
affiliate; associate; assort; consort (keep company with; hang out with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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