Accompaniment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntəl/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaʊnʃɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaʊnʃɜːt/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæntəl/.

Examples

a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner
wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

concomitant co-occurrence support musical accompaniment complement escort attendant backup

Parts of Speech

noun	an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
noun	a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
noun	something added to complete or embellish or make perfect “a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner”
noun	the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them

Word Forms

accompany	verb	be present or associated with an event or entity
attendant	adjective	following or accompanying as a consequence
co-occurrent	adjective	occurring or operating at the same time
cooccur	verb	go with, fall together
support	verb	play a subordinate role to (another performer)
complement	verb	make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
complementary	adjective	acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
complemental	adjective	acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Begleitung

ein Ereignis oder eine Situation, die gleichzeitig oder in Verbindung mit einem anderen Ereignis auftritt

🇫🇷French

accompagnement

un événement ou une situation qui se produit en même temps ou en relation avec un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

acompañamiento

Un evento o situación que ocurre al mismo tiempo que o en conexión con otro.

🇮🇹Italian

accompagnamento

un evento o una situazione che accade contemporaneamente o in connessione con un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

begeleiding

een gebeurtenis of situatie die tegelijkertijd met of in verband met een andere gebeurtenis plaatsvindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

acompanhamento

um evento ou situação que acontece ao mesmo tempo ou em conexão com outro

🇷🇺Russian

сопровождение

событие или ситуация, происходящая одновременно с другим или в связи с ним

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संगत

एक घटना या स्थिति जो उसी समय या दूसरे के संबंध में घटित होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুষঙ্গী

একটি ঘটনা বা পরিস্থিতি যা একই সময়ে বা অন্যের সাথে সংযোগে ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

அதே நேரத்தில் அல்லது மற்றொன்றுடன் தொடர்புடைய நிகழ்வு அல்லது சூழ்நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

తోడుగా

అదే సమయంలో లేదా మరొక దానికి సంబంధించి జరిగే సంఘటన లేదా పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

सोबत

एखादी घटना किंवा परिस्थिती जी त्याच वेळी किंवा दुसऱ्याच्या संबंधात घडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાથ

એક ઘટના અથવા પરિસ્થિતિ જે તે જ સમયે અથવા અન્ય સાથે જોડાણમાં થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಕ್ಕವಾದ್ಯ

ಅದೇ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಘಟನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അകമ്പടി

ഒരേ സമയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റൊന്നുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് സംഭവിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സംഭവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാഹചര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਗਤ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜੋ ਉਸੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਪਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساتھ

ایک واقعہ یا صورتحال جو ایک ہی وقت میں یا کسی دوسرے کے سلسلے میں ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伴奏

与另一事件同时发生或与另一事件或情况相关的事件或情况

🇯🇵Japanese

伴奏

別の出来事と同時に、または関連して起こる出来事や状況

🇰🇷Korean

반주

동시에 또는 다른 것과 관련하여 발생하는 사건이나 상황

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đệm

một sự kiện hoặc tình huống xảy ra cùng lúc hoặc liên quan đến một sự kiện hoặc tình huống khác

🇹🇭Thai

คลอ

เหตุการณ์หรือสถานการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นในเวลาเดียวกันหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับเหตุการณ์อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

iringan

suatu peristiwa atau situasi yang terjadi pada saat yang sama atau sehubungan dengan yang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

saliw

isang pangyayari o sitwasyon na nangyayari kasabay ng o may kaugnayan sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

iringan

peristiwa atau situasi yang berlaku pada masa yang sama atau berkaitan dengan yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرافقة

حدث أو موقف يحدث في نفس الوقت أو فيما يتعلق بآخر

🇮🇷Persian

همراهی

رویداد یا موقعیتی که همزمان یا در ارتباط با دیگری اتفاق می افتد

🇹🇷Turkish

eşlik

başka biriyle aynı anda veya bağlantılı olarak meydana gelen bir olay veya durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִוּוּי

אירוע או מצב המתרחשים במקביל או בקשר עם אחר

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