companion

1 of 3

noun (1)

com·pan·ion kəm-ˈpan-yən How to pronounce companion (audio)

plural companions

often attributive

: one that accompanies another : comrade, associate

traveling companions

also : one that keeps company with another

his longtime companion

obsolete : rascal

: one that is closely connected with something similar

The book is a companion to the television series with the same title.

: one employed to live with and serve another

We hired a companion for our elderly mother.

: a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space

: a book, manual, etc., that provides information or advice about a particular subject

a companion to French New Wave cinema

—used in titles

The Gardener's Companion

companion

2 of 3

verb

companioned; companioning; companions

transitive verb

: accompany

Anne sat long at her window that night companioned by a glad content.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

intransitive verb

: to keep company (see company entry 1 sense 1a)

fellows that he'd companioned with many years ago

companion

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a hood covering at the top of a companionway

: companionway

Did you know?

History of Companion

You may be a companion to someone without eating with that person, but etymologically you are sharing a meal with them. The word companion ultimately comes from the Latin com- (“with”) and panis (“bread, food”). The ingestible aspect of this word is reminiscent of symposium, which may be traced to the Greek word sympinein, meaning “to drink together.” But just as you may be a companion to someone without eating, you may also attend a symposium without drinking.

companion 1 of 2

noun

as in associate

a person frequently seen in the company of another the reckless companions of one's youth

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

associate
friend
colleague
buddy
accomplice
comrade
fellow
peer
partner
cohort
classmate
compatriot
compeer
mate
teammate
running mate
collaborator
pal
confidant
playmate
crony
coworker
hobnobber
ally
workmate
intimate
escort
equal
roommate
chum
housemate
shipmate
familiar
hearty
playfellow
affiliate
half
confederate
countryman
attendant
messmate
schoolmate
roomie
parasite
leech
hanger-on

as in guide

one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy a dapper gentleman who's a frequent companion of widowed dowagers at society galas

Synonyms & Similar Words

guide
escort
attendant
guard
sidekick
leader
pilot
squire
chaperone
chaperon
conductor
honor guard
convoy
courier
shadow
outrider

as in half

either of a pair matched in one or more qualities a sketch that is a companion to the original drawing

Synonyms & Similar Words

half
fellow
twin
mate
match
counterpart
equivalent
similarity
replica
like
coordinate
parallel
analog
double
peer
rival
equal
analogue
carbon copy
likeness
mirror image
duplicate
facsimile
ringer
identical twin
coequal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

converse
antithesis
contrary
opposite
reverse
antipode

as in accompaniment

something that is found along with something else the report and its companion recommendations for action

Synonyms & Similar Words

accompaniment
attendant
complement
corollary
accessory
incident
concomitant
consequence
adjunct
supplement
counterpart
obbligato
appendage
fellow
accessary
mate
follow-up
fixings
trimmings

companion

2 of 2

verb

as in to accompany

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks

Synonyms & Similar Words

accompany
escort
company
squire
chaperone
guide
convoy
attend
chaperon
bring
see
walk
consort
guard
pilot
protect
associate
usher
tag
defend
lead
steer
tail
follow
conduct
tag along
shadow
pal (around)
team (up)
hang (around)
hover (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ditch
abandon
desert
dump
forsake

单词	companion
释义	companion 1 of 3 noun (1) com·pan·ion kəm-ˈpan-yən plural companions often attributive 1 : one that accompanies another : comrade, associate traveling companions also : one that keeps company with another his longtime companion 2 obsolete : rascal 3 a : one that is closely connected with something similar The book is a companion to the television series with the same title. b : one employed to live with and serve another We hired a companion for our elderly mother. 4 : a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space 5 : a book, manual, etc., that provides information or advice about a particular subject a companion to French New Wave cinema —used in titles The Gardener's Companion companion 2 of 3 verb companioned; companioning; companions transitive verb : accompany Anne sat long at her window that night companioned by a glad content. Lucy Maud Montgomery intransitive verb : to keep company (see company entry 1 sense 1a) fellows that he'd companioned with many years ago companion 3 of 3 noun (2) 1 : a hood covering at the top of a companionway 2 : companionway Did you know? History of Companion You may be a companion to someone without eating with that person, but etymologically you are sharing a meal with them. The word companion ultimately comes from the Latin com- (“with”) and panis (“bread, food”). The ingestible aspect of this word is reminiscent of symposium, which may be traced to the Greek word sympinein, meaning “to drink together.” But just as you may be a companion to someone without eating, you may also attend a symposium without drinking. Synonyms Noun (1) associate cohort compatriot compeer comrade crony fellow hobnobber mate running mate Verb accompany attend chaperone chaperon company convoy escort see squire See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks Word History Etymology Noun (1) and Verb Middle English compainoun, from Anglo-French cumpaing, cumpaignun, from Late Latin companion-, companio, from Latin com- + panis bread, food — more at food Noun (2) by folk etymology from Dutch kampanje poop deck First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1622, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun (2) 1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing companion boon companion canine companion companion cell companion piece traveling companion constant companion boon companion canine companion companion cell companion piece traveling companion constant companion Kids Definition companion noun com·pan·ion kəm-ˈpan-yən 1 : a person or thing that accompanies another 2 : one of a pair of things that go together The book is the companion to the TV show. 3 : a person employed to live with and assist another companion 1 of 2 noun 1 as in associate a person frequently seen in the company of another the reckless companions of one's youth Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance associate friend colleague buddy accomplice comrade fellow peer partner cohort classmate compatriot compeer mate teammate running mate collaborator pal confidant playmate crony coworker hobnobber ally workmate intimate escort equal roommate chum housemate shipmate familiar hearty playfellow affiliate half confederate countryman attendant messmate schoolmate roomie parasite leech hanger-on 2 as in guide one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy a dapper gentleman who's a frequent companion of widowed dowagers at society galas Synonyms & Similar Words guide escort attendant guard sidekick leader pilot squire chaperone chaperon conductor honor guard convoy courier shadow outrider 3 as in half either of a pair matched in one or more qualities a sketch that is a companion to the original drawing Synonyms & Similar Words half fellow twin mate match counterpart equivalent similarity replica like coordinate parallel analog double peer rival equal analogue carbon copy likeness mirror image duplicate facsimile ringer identical twin coequal Antonyms & Near Antonyms converse antithesis contrary opposite reverse antipode 4 as in accompaniment something that is found along with something else the report and its companion recommendations for action Synonyms & Similar Words accompaniment attendant complement corollary accessory incident concomitant consequence adjunct supplement counterpart obbligato appendage fellow accessary mate follow-up fixings trimmings companion 2 of 2 verb as in to accompany to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks Synonyms & Similar Words accompany escort company squire chaperone guide convoy attend chaperon bring see walk consort guard pilot protect associate usher tag defend lead steer tail follow conduct tag along shadow pal (around) team (up) hang (around) hover (over) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ditch abandon desert dump forsake
随便看	Masarididae Masaryk masas Masbate masc Mascagni mascagnine mascagnite mascalage mascally mascara mascaraed mascaraing mascaras mascarene grass Mascarene Islands mascaron mascarons mascarpone mascarpones mascle mascled mascles Mascoi mascois

companion

noun (1)

verb

noun (2)

Did you know?

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing companion

Kids Definition

noun

noun

verb