keep company

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English - English
To socialise

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

To court

He was keeping company with her.

date, go out with; spend time with
be a companion to somebody
keep someone company
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?.

keep company

    Hyphenation

    keep com·pa·ny

    Turkish pronunciation

    kip kʌmpıni

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkēp ˈkəmpənē/ /ˈkiːp ˈkʌmpəniː/

    Etymology

    [ 'kEp ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English kepen, from Old English cEpan; perhaps akin to Old High German chapfEn to look.
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