keep someone company en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.
I'm a bit nervous. Could you keep me company while I wait for my blind date to arrive?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeps someone company | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| keeping someone company | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept someone company | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept someone company | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
fi pitää seuraa (remain with someone) · it fare compagnia (remain with someone) · es hacerle compaña a (remain with someone) · sv hålla någon sällskap (remain with someone) · es acompañar a (remain with someone) · de Gesellschaft leisten (remain with someone) · cmn 陪伴 (remain with someone) · fr tenir compagnie (remain with someone) · cmn 陪 (remain with someone) · cmn 陪同 (remain with someone) · pl dotrzymywać towarzystwa (remain with someone) · pt fazer companhia (remain with someone) · bg правя компания (remain with someone) · nl gezelschap houden (remain with someone) · it tenere compagnia (remain with someone) · ru поддержа́ть компа́нию (remain with someone) · ru подде́рживать компа́нию (remain with someone)