Accompagnaient (en. Accompanied)

/akɔ̃paɲɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
verb
Text: To form an association with someone or something.
Text: They accompanied the children to school.
Ils accompagnaient les enfants à l'école.
Text: To be with a person or a group during a journey.
Text: The guides accompanied the tourists during the visit.
Les guides accompagnaient les touristes lors de la visite.
Text: To join something to something else while being together.
Text: They accompanied their story with photos.
Ils accompagnaient leur récit de photos.

Etymology

Text: From the verb 'accompagner', coming from the Latin 'companio', where 'com-' means 'with' and 'panis' means 'bread'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Text: accompanied by a smile
Text: With a smile.
accompagné d'un sourire
Text: to accompany someone
Text: To be with a person.
accompagner quelqu'un
Text: to accompany a dish
Text: To serve a dish with a side.
accompagner un plat

Related Words

Text: to accompany
Text: Verb that means to accompany.
accompagner
Text: companion
Text: Person who accompanies.
accompagnateur
Text: accompaniment
Text: The action of accompanying.
accompagnement

Slang Meanings

Text: To be in the know.
Text: He is always there, he accompanies everyone.
Il est toujours là, il accompagne tout le monde.
Text: To travel together.
Text: We're going to the same party, we'll accompany each other.
On va à la même fête, on va s'accompagner.