1. perform an accompaniment to - The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano • Syn: accompany, follow • Derivationally related forms: accompanist (for: accompany), accompaniment (for: accompany) • Topics: music • Hypernyms: play • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody 2. cooperate or pretend to cooperate - He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment • Syn: go along • Hypernyms: collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP