連れ立つ・連れだつ・連立つ|つれだつtsuredatsu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

• Synonym同行どうこうWrittenWritten-style word for accompanying someone or for the person who goes along, as in 「社長に同行する」; more formal than 「連れ立つ」, and can also mean the same bank.
• Synonym同伴どうはんWrittenAccompanying in the sense of taking someone along, as in 「保護者同伴」 or 「夫人同伴」; one party brings the other, while 「連れ立つ」 is mutual companionship.
• Synonym伴うともなうWrittenBroader than 「連れ立つ」: it covers going or taking someone along, but also things happening alongside something else, as in 「危険を伴う」.
• Synonymご一緒ごいっしょCasualA polite way to say you will join someone, as in 「ご一緒します」; it stresses doing something together with the other person and is more courteous than 「連れ立つ」.
• Synonym同道どうどうWrittenGoing together the whole way; close to 「同行」 but old-fashioned and little used. In everyday speech say 「連れ立つ」 or 「一緒に行く」.
• RelatedついていくCasualTo follow along behind someone, or to keep up, as in 「授業について行く」; it stresses following rather than the equal companionship of 「連れ立つ」.
• Related付き添いつきそいNeutralA noun for attending on and looking after someone, or for such a person, as in 「病人の付き添い」; the caring side is stronger than in 「連れ立つ」.
• Related付き添うつきそうNeutralA verb: to stay beside a patient, child, family member or VIP and look after them; 「連れ立つ」 simply means going somewhere together.
• Related随行ずいこうWrittenAttending an important person on a trip, as in 「随行員」; it implies a superior–subordinate relationship, unlike the equal companionship of 「連れ立つ」.
• Related随伴ずいはんWrittenAccompanying a high-ranking person as an attendant, or something occurring along with something else; it has a strong written flavor and is rare in daily use.
• Relatedお供おともCasualAttending someone; used when going with an elder or one's boss, with a humble tone, as in 「お供します」. 「連れ立つ」 is going together as equals, with no master–follower split.
• Related付き従うつきしたがうNeutralTo follow behind someone or serve as a subordinate, so it implies a master–follower relationship; 「連れ立つ」 is going together as equals.
• Related相伴うあいともなうWrittenA rare, literary verb for acting together or keeping each other company; close in meaning to 「連れ立つ」, which is the usual choice in everyday speech.
• Related陪従ばいじゅうFormalA formal, rare word for attending on and serving a high-ranking person, with a clear master–follower split; 「連れ立つ」 is equal companionship.
• Related随従ずいじゅうWrittenA rare, literary word for following someone or doing as one is told, with a master–follower flavor; unlike the equal companionship of 「連れ立つ」.
• Antonym離れるはなれるNeutralTo move apart or away; the opposite of 「連れ立つ」 in the pairing of coming together and parting. Also used for leaving a job or giving something up.
• Antonym別れるわかれるNeutralFor people who were together going separate ways; also covers couples breaking up or divorcing. It stands opposite 「連れ立つ」 in coming together vs. parting.

Use 「連れ立つ」 when several people go somewhere together as equals, often as 「連れ立って出かける」. For a formal tone use 「同行」, to join someone politely 「ご一緒する」, to follow behind 「ついて行く」. 「お供」, 「付き従う」, 「随行」, 「随伴」, 「陪従」 and 「随従」 imply attending or serving a superior; 「同伴」 and 「付き添う」 stress taking or looking after someone; 「伴う」 is broader, also covering things that come with something; 「同道」 and 「相伴う」 are rare literary near-equivalents. 「離れる」 and 「別れる」 are the opposites, for parting ways.

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1. 相あい伴ともなって行いく。