keep company

verb

To court.

“He was keeping company with her.”

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consortrun withcompanycompanionaccompany
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Meanings

verbkeep company (third-person singular simple present keeps company, present participle keeping company, simple past and past participle kept company)

present singular third person keeps company · participle present keeping company · participle past kept company · past kept company

  1. datedeuphemisticidiomaticintransitivetransitiveTo court.

    He was keeping company with her.

    1 more example

    It was rumoured that the lady and the gentleman were keeping company.

  2. idiomaticintransitiveTo socialize.

    If you care about your reputation you ought to be careful whom you keep company with.

    Synonyms: consort, run with

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo socialize.

Similar
consortrun with

More synonyms by meaning

verbbe a companion to somebody

Similar
companycompanionaccompany
Broader
consortassociateaffiliate
Also see
accompanycompanioncompanyrun with

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“keep company.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20company. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep company,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20company.

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