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
British Dictionary definitions for keep 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
1
Idioms and Phrases with keep company (1 of 2)
keep company
Also, keep company with. Associate with; also, carry on a courtship. For example, He keeps company with a wild bunch, or Jack and Françoise kept company for two years before they married. [Mid-1500s]
keep someone company. Accompany or remain with someone, as in Mary kept Mother company while she shopped, or Do you want me to stay and keep you company? This term was originally put as bear someone company. [c. 1300]
Idioms and Phrases with keep company (2 of 2)
company