company
[ kuhm-puh-nee ]
/ ˈkʌm pə ni /
noun, plural com·pa·nies.
verb (used without object), com·pa·nied, com·pa·ny·ing.
Archaic.
to associate.
verb (used with object), com·pa·nied, com·pa·ny·ing.
Archaic.
to accompany.
Idioms for company
- to associate with; be a friend of.
- Informal. to go together, as in courtship: My sister has been keeping company with a young lawyer.
- to cease association or friendship with: We parted company 20 years ago after the argument.
- to take a different or opposite view; differ: He parted company with his father on politics.
- to separate: We parted company at the airport.
keep company,
part company,
Origin of company
1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French
compaignie companionship, equivalent to
compain (< Late Latin
compāniō; see
companion1) +
-ie
-y3
SYNONYMS FOR company
synonym study for company
1.
Company,
band,
party,
troop refer to a group of people formally or informally associated.
Company is the general word and means any group of people:
a company of motorists.
Band, used especially of a band of musicians, suggests a relatively small group pursuing the same purpose or sharing a common fate:
a concert by a band; a band of survivors.
Party, except when used of a political group, usually implies an indefinite and temporary assemblage, as for some common pursuit:
a spelunking party.
Troop, used specifically of a body of cavalry, usually implies a number of individuals organized as a unit:
a troop of cavalry.
OTHER WORDS FROM company
com·pa·ny·less, adjective in·ter·com·pa·ny, adjectiveWords nearby company
Example sentences from the Web for company
British Dictionary definitions for company
company
/ (ˈkʌmpənɪ) /
noun plural -nies
verb -nies, -nying or -nied
archaic
to keep company or associate (with someone)
Word Origin for company
C13: from Old French
compaignie, from
compain companion, fellow, from Late Latin
compāniō; see
companion
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Idioms and Phrases with company
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