different between accompany vs maintain

English

Etymology

• First attested in early 15th century.

From Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner (“to associate with”), from compaing (“companion”), nominative singular of compaignon (“companion”). See company.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.?k?m.p?.ni/, /?.?k?mp.ni/
• Hyphenation: ac?com?pa?ny

Verb

accompany (third-person singular simple present accompanies, present participle accompanying, simple past and past participle accompanied)

1. (transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
   • 1804 Richard Glover:

     The Persian dames, […] / In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march.

   • 1581, Philip Sidney, An Apology of Poetry, or a Defense of Poesy, Book I:

     They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.

2. (transitive) To supplement with; add to.
4. (intransitive, music) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
5. (transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).

6. (intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.

   • Men say that they will drive away one another, […] and not accompanied together.

7. (intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit (with). (Can we add an example for this sense?)
8. (transitive, obsolete) To cohabit with; to coexist with; occur with.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir T. Herbert to this entry?)

9. To be found at the same time.

Usage notes

(to go with): Traditionally, persons were said to be accompanied by, and inanimate objects, states or conditions were said to be accompanied with. However, this distinction is not generally observed today, and by is becoming predominant.

Synonyms

• (go with): attend, escort, go with

• We accompany those with whom we go as companions. The word imports an equality of station.
• We attend those whom we wait upon or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
• We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect.

  A gentleman accompanies a friend to some public place; he attends or escorts a lady.

Related terms

• accompaniment

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from Late Latin man?tene?, man?ten?re (“I support”), from Latin man? (“with the hand”) + tene? (“I hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me?n?te?n/, /m?n?te?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Verb

maintain (third-person singular simple present maintains, present participle maintaining, simple past and past participle maintained)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. [14^th-19^thc.]
2. To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14^thc.]
3. To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. [from 15^thc.]

Antonyms

• (to keep up): abandon

Derived terms

• maintainability

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• amanitin