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accompanied
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of accompany
2. adj. Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
accompany
1. v. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
Geoffrey accompanied the group on their pilgrimage.
2. v. To supplement with; add to.
3. v. (intransitive, music) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
4. v. (transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).
The strings were accompanied by two woodwinds.
I will accompany her on the oboe.
5. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.
6. v. (transitive, obsolete) To cohabit with; to coexist with; occur with.
7. v. To be found at the same time.
Thunder almost always accompanies lightning during a rain storm.
by
1. prep. Near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
Be back by ten o'clock! We will send it by the first week of July.
3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
The matter was decided by the chairman. The boat was swamped by the water. He was protected by his body armour.
4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
I sorted the items by category. By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
Our stock is up by ten percent.
10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
We went through the book page by page. We crawled forward by inches.
11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
He cheated by his own admission.
12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
By Jove! I think she's got it! By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix. The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot. The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
I watched as it passed by.
16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
There was a shepherd close by.
The shop is hard by the High Street.
17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
I'll stop by on my way home from work.
We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
18. adv. Aside, away.
The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
20. n. (card games) A pass
21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
tears
1. n. plural of tear
2. n. viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of tear
tear
1. v. To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
He tore his coat on the nail.
2. v. To injure as if by pulling apart.
He has a torn ligament.
He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident.
3. v. To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
He was torn by conflicting emotions.
4. v. To make (an opening) with force or energy.
A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.
His boss will tear him a new one when he finds out.
The artillery tore a gap in the line.
5. v. (transitive, often, with off, or out) To remove by tearing.
Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
6. v. (transitive, of structures, with down) To demolish
The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.
7. v. (intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.
My dress has torn.
8. v. (intransitive) To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.
The tornado lingered, tearing through town, leaving nothing upright.
He tore into the backlog of complaints.
9. v. (intransitive) To smash or enter something with great force.
The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.
10. n. A hole or break caused by tearing.
A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
11. n. (slang) A rampage.
to go on a tear
12. n. A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
There were big tears rolling down Lisa's cheeks.
Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.
13. n. Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
14. n. (glass manufacture) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
15. n. That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
16. v. (intransitive) To produce tears.
Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.

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