Accompany - English meaning

verb

Help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.

Usage examples:

A senior academic would assist him in his work

noun

An act of giving help, typically by providing money.

Usage examples:

The budget must have an assist from tax policies

verb

To help

Usage examples:

Assist someone with something you will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illus…

verb

Be present at (an event, meeting, or function).

Usage examples:

The whole sales force attended the conference

verb

To be at an event or go to a place

Usage examples:

[ t ] she attends classes on tuesdays., [ i ] you don’t have to attend if you don’t want to.

verb

To go to a place or an event

Usage examples:

According to recent research, the busy british professional attends nearly 60 meetings a month., a …

noun

The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.

Usage examples:

He lay on his back

adverb

In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.

Usage examples:

He moved back a pace

verb

Give financial, material, or moral support to.

Usage examples:

He had a newspaper empire backing him

phrasal verb

If problems or dangers are associated with a particular thing or action, they are caused by it

Usage examples:

The cancer risks associated with smoking have been well documented.

noun

A person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.

Usage examples:

After the wedding ceremony, the bride is accompanied by her chaperone, even if staying overnight wi…

verb

Accompany and look after or supervise.

Usage examples:

She chaperoned the children at all times

noun

(especially in the past) an older person, especially a woman, who stays with and takes care of a younger woman who is not married when she is in public

Usage examples:

Humorous she asked me to go to the cinema with her and andrew, i think as a sort of chaperone., sev…

noun

The manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation.

Usage examples:

They were arrested for disorderly conduct

verb

Organize and carry out.

Usage examples:

In the second trial he conducted his own defence

verb

Direct the performance of (a piece of music or an orchestra, choir, etc.).

Usage examples:

The concert is to be conducted by sir simon rattle

noun

A group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.

Usage examples:

A convoy of lorries

verb

(of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection.

Usage examples:

American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to britain in 1917–18

noun

A group of ships or vehicles that travel together, esp. for protection

Usage examples:

A convoy of supply ships

noun

A person, vehicle, or group accompanying another for protection or as a mark of rank.

Usage examples:

A police escort

verb

Accompany (someone or something) somewhere as an escort.

Usage examples:

He escorted her back to her hotel

verb

To go with someone or something as a companion or guard

Usage examples:

He escorted her to her car in the parking lot because it was after dark., anytime a clerk transfers…

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

idiom

If something goes hand in hand with something else, it is closely related to it and happens at the same time as it or as a result of it

Usage examples:

Prosperity goes hand in hand with investment.

phrasal verb

Go or occur together

phrasal verb

To accept an idea or agree with a person

Usage examples:

I think we can go with the advertising agency's suggestions, don't you?

noun

A person who shows the way to others, especially one employed to show tourists around places of interest.

Usage examples:

A tour guide

verb

Show or indicate the way to (someone).

Usage examples:

He guided her to the front row and sat beside her

verb

Someone employed to conduct others

verb

Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.

Usage examples:

They helped her with domestic chores

noun

The action of helping someone to do something.

Usage examples:

I asked for help from my neighbours

exclamation

Used as an appeal for urgent assistance.

Usage examples:

Help! i'm drowning!

idiom

To stay with someone so the person is not alone

Usage examples:

I kept him company while he was waiting for the bus.

verb

Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.

Usage examples:

She emerged leading a bay horse

noun

The initiative in an action; an example for others to follow.

Usage examples:

Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies

noun

A soft, heavy, ductile bluish-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 82. it has been used in roofing, plumbing, ammunition, storage batteries, radiation shields, etc., and its compounds have been used in crystal glass, as an anti-knock agent in petrol, and (formerly) in paints.

Usage examples:

There's evidence that heavy metals such as lead and cadmium can make osteoporosis worse.

noun

Either of a pair of people engaged together in the same activity.

Usage examples:

Arrange the children in pairs so that each person has a partner

verb

A friendly form of address by one man to another.

Usage examples:

How you doing, partner?

noun

A timber framework secured to and strengthening the deck of a wooden ship around a hole through which a mast, capstan, pump, etc. pass.

Usage examples:

The mast was not chocked at the partners as it should have been

noun

A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.

Usage examples:

A strike by local airline pilots

adjective

Done as an experiment or test before being introduced more widely.

Usage examples:

A pilot scheme for training workers

verb

Another term for cowcatcher.

verb

Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.

Usage examples:

In the distance she could see the blue sea

noun

The place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.

Usage examples:

He was elected to fill the vacant see

verb

Past of see1.

verb

Allow or cause (something) to be visible.

Usage examples:

A white blouse will show the blood

noun

A spectacle or display, typically an impressive one.

Usage examples:

Spectacular shows of bluebells

verb

Make visible or noticeable

verb

Guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder.

Usage examples:

He steered the boat slowly towards the busy quay

noun

The type of steering of a vehicle.

Usage examples:

Some cars boast four-wheel steer

noun

Another term for bullock.

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Usage examples:

The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

Usage examples:

The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Usage examples:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Usage examples:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands

noun

A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.

Usage examples:

An usher at the cinema said the attendance had been better when the film was first released some we…

verb

Show or guide (someone) somewhere.

Usage examples:

A waiter ushered me to a table

verb

Someone employed to conduct others