keep someone company

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) 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?

Translations

remain with someone

Bulgarian: правя компания n (pravja kompanija) Chinese: Mandarin: (formal) 陪同 (zh) (péitóng), 陪伴 (zh) (péibàn), (informal) 陪 (zh) (péi) Dutch: gezelschap houden Finnish: pitää seuraa French: tenir compagnie (fr) German: Gesellschaft leisten Italian: fare compagnia, tenere compagnia Polish: dotrzymywać towarzystwa Portuguese: fazer companhia Russian: подде́рживать компа́нию impf (poddérživatʹ kompániju), поддержа́ть компа́нию pf (podderžátʹ kompániju) (+ dative case) Spanish: acompañar a, hacerle compaña a Swedish: håller företag

See also

• keep company