companion

/kəmˈpæn.jən/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

agreeable, amusing, boon, charming, delightful, good, entertaining, pleasant, wonderful | close, constant, faithful, inseparable | life | female, male | canine, human

dinner, drinking, travelling, walking

My sister is a great walking companion because she knows all the best trails in the countryside.

PREP

~ for/to

My older brother became a wonderful companion for me during those lonely years.

Definitions

noun

A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies

His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.

Heere are your Sonnes againe, and I muſt looſe / Two of the ſweet’ſt Companions in the World.

A person employed to accompany or travel with another.

The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.

The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.

A knot in whose neighborhood another, specified knot meets every meridian disk.

verb

To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.

we had better turn south quickly and compare the elements of education which formed , and of creation which companioned , Salvator .

To qualify as a companion; to make equal.

Finde me to marrie me with Octauius Cæſar, and companion me with my Miſtris.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

verb — be a companion to somebody

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.

Wiktionary

Heere are your Sonnes againe, and I muſt looſe / Two of the ſweet’ſt Companions in the World.

Wiktionary

The krogan have had a love-hate relationship with varren for millennia, alternately fighting them for territory and embracing them as treasured companions.

Wiktionary

we had better turn south quickly and compare the elements of education which formed , and of creation which companioned , Salvator .

Wiktionary

Finde me to marrie me with Octauius Cæſar, and companion me with my Miſtris.

Wiktionary

My companion said that she was too tired to walk, let alone run.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, companion is marked as dated, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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