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accompanying

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈkəmpəniɪŋ// UK //ɐkˈʌmpənɪɪŋ// ac·com·pa·ny·ing

adj. going along with something else or happening at the same time. You use this to describe things that are added to a main item, like a side dish or a document.

adj. provided or occurring in association with something else. Often functions as a participial adjective to describe supplementary materials or simultaneous events.


SIMPLE

The instructions are in the accompanying booklet.

CONTEXTUAL

The main course arrived with an accompanying side of roasted vegetables and a light sauce.

COMPLEX

The researcher presented her findings alongside the accompanying data sets to ensure full transparency during the peer-review process.

Synonyms
Usage

Typically placed immediately before the noun it modifies; functions as an attributive adjective.

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