companion
To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompanyTo be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.
» Tom's only companion is his dog.
Єдиний супутник Тома — це його собака. — deniko
Єдиний друг Тома — це його собака. — deniko
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2 senses(obsolete)To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.
be a companion to somebody
(obsolete)To qualify as a companion; to make equal.
Examples
139 sentencesTom's only companion is his dog.
Єдиний супутник Тома — це його собака. — deniko
My dog is a good companion.
Tom's only companion was his dog.
My only companion on the trip was my dog.
With animals I wish to live my life; they're such great companions!
Origin
From Middle English companion, from Old French compaignon (“companion”) (modern French comFrom Middle English companion, from Old French compaignon (“companion”) (modern French compagnon), from Late Latin compāniōn- (nominative singular compāniō, whence French copain), from com- + pānis (literally, with + bread), a word first attested in the Frankish Lex Salica as a calque of a Germanic word, probably Frankish *galaibo, *gahlaibō (“messmate”, literally “with-bread”), from Proto-Germanic *gahlaibô. Compare also Old High German galeipo (“messmate”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, “messmate”); and, for the semantics, compare Old Armenian ընկեր (ənker, “friend”, literally “messmate”). More at co-, loaf. Displaced native Old English ġefēra (literally “fellow traveler”). Compare company and mate.
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Forms
companions, companioning, companioned, companioned| Base form | companion · to companion |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | companions |
| Present participle | companioning |
| Past simple | companioned |
| Past participle | companioned |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- be a companion to somebody:companyaccompanykeep company
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.