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1. Occurring with or following as a consequence
   "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with accompanying problems";
   - attendant, consequent, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent, collateral

1. Be present or associated with an event or entity
   "heart attacks are accompanied by destruction of heart tissue"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries";
   - attach to, come with, go with
    
2. Go or travel along with
   "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
    
3. (music) perform an accompaniment to
   "The orchestra could barely accompany the frequent pitch changes of the soprano";
   - play along, follow
    
4. Be a companion to somebody
   - company, companion, keep company

See also: come up, subsequent

Type of: affiliate, associate, assort, consort, go, locomote, move, play, travel

Encyclopedia: Accompanying