keep someone company

verb

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?”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticTo 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?

Translations

Bulgarian правя компания
  • правя компания (pravja kompanija)remain with someone
Chinese Mandarin 陪同, 陪伴
  • 陪同 (péitóng)remain with someone
  • 陪伴 (péibàn)remain with someone
  • 陪 (péi)remain with someone
Dutch gezelschap houden
  • gezelschap houdenremain with someone
Finnish pitää seuraa
  • pitää seuraaremain with someone
French tenir compagnie
  • tenir compagnieremain with someone
German Gesellschaft leisten
  • Gesellschaft leistenremain with someone
Italian fare compagnia, tenere compagnia
  • fare compagniaremain with someone
  • tenere compagniaremain with someone
Polish dotrzymywać towarzystwa
  • dotrzymywać towarzystwaremain with someone
Portuguese fazer companhia
  • fazer companhiaremain with someone
Russian подде́рживать компа́нию, поддержа́ть компа́нию
  • подде́рживать компа́нию (poddérživatʹ kompániju)remain with someone
  • поддержа́ть компа́нию (podderžátʹ kompániju)remain with someone
Spanish acompañar a, hacerle compaña a
  • acompañar aremain with someone
  • hacerle compaña aremain with someone
Swedish hålla någon sällskap
  • hålla någon sällskapremain with someone
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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