時間・時点N2
〜とともに
together with... / along with... / at the same time as...
Structure
N + とともに；V-辞書形 + とともに
Explanation
Three uses: ① "together with" (like と一緒に); ② "along with" (like につれて); ③ "at the same time as". Attached to nouns or the dictionary form of verbs. Fairly literary.
Examples
家族とともに、新しい生活を始める。
I'll begin a new life together with my family.
経済の発展とともに、人々の生活も豊かになった。
Along with economic growth, people's lives became richer.
Note
Sense ② is synonymous with に伴って/につれて; sense ③ expresses simultaneity. The pattern is fairly literary.