keep company
To courtTo court.
» I'll come over and keep you company.
Я прийду й складу тобі компанію.
Я прийду й складу вам компанію.
Meaning
2 senses(dated, euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive, transitive)To court.
It was rumoured that the lady and the gentleman were keeping company.
He was keeping company with her.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To socialize.
If you care about your reputation you ought to be careful whom you keep company with.
- be a companion to somebody
Examples
125 sentencesI'll come over and keep you company.
Я прийду й складу тобі компанію. — deniko
Who would keep me company?
Хто міг би скласти мені компанію? — deniko
Don't keep company with Tom.
Не дружи з Томом. — deniko
Tom wants Mary to keep him company.
ruТом хочет, чтобы Мэри составила ему компанию. — Olya
deTom möchte, dass Maria ihm Gesellschaft leistet. — raggione
I'll stay here and keep you company.
ruЯ останусь здесь и составлю тебе компанию. — odexed
deIch werde hierbleiben und dir Gesellschaft leisten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
keeps company, keeping company, kept company, kept company| Base form | keep company · to keep company |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps company |
| Present participle | keeping company |
| Past simple | kept company |
| Past participle | kept company |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle