different between accompanying vs contributing

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??k?m.p(?.)ni.??/

Adjective

accompanying (comparative more accompanying, superlative most accompanying)

1. Present together.
   • (1848) Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life, Preface:

     The accompanying pages contain the unfinished Sketch of a Theory of Life by S. T. Coleridge.

Translations

References

• “accompanying” in Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

Verb

accompanying

1. present participle of accompany

Noun

accompanying (plural accompanyings)

1. That which accompanies; accompaniment.
   • 1839, William Thompson Bacon, Poems (page 46)

     He was seated / Among his equals; and a holiday / With its accompanyings — loud laughs, and jests, / And boisterous mirth — sped merrily […]

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?t??bju?t??/, /?k?nt???bju?t??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?t??bjut??/, /k?n?t??bj?t??/
• Hyphenation: con?trib?ut?ing

Verb

contributing

1. Present participle and gerund of contribute.