🇬🇧 Accompany meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To accompany means to sing or play an instrument while another person is singing or playing, so that your music goes together with theirs and makes the song sound better and fuller.

The ice cream truck music accidentally accompanied my serious violin solo, making it sound like a very emotional dessert commercial.

The wind accompanied my outdoor concert, turning every note into a spooky “ooooo” sound.

When I play the recorder, my neighbor’s dog accompanies me with backup howls, forming the world’s strangest duet.

My baby sister accompanies every song I sing by banging two spoons together like she’s leading a tiny metal orchestra.

I wanted to accompany my cousin on piano, but my fingers went on a wild adventure to all the wrong notes.

A woman sat on a wet bench and began to sing. A boy stopped, offering to accompany her. An old player put his guitar down to accompany. A cyclist tapped a tin to accompany, and a child hummed to accompany. Passersby joined with soft claps to accompany. The woman smiled and finished her song.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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