acompanhar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accompany verb To go somewhere with someone, or to be present alongside them.
- chaperone noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
- follow verb To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.
- observe verb To watch someone or something carefully.
Senses
acompanhar is used for these senses in English:
- chaperone To act as a chaperone.
- follow (transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
- keep up (intransitive, idiomatic) To stay even or ahead.
- observe (transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
accompany — full definition
- verb To go somewhere with someone, or to be present alongside them.
- verb To play music that supports a singer or soloist.
chaperone — full definition
- noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
- noun In biology, a protein that helps other molecules fold correctly without becoming part of the final structure itself.
- verb To supervise and accompany someone, typically at an event.