we don't especially care for the people he's been keeping company with
are you keeping company with anyone special these days?
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keep company with — keep company (with (someone)) 1. to be connected with someone. There are rumors that the singer keeps company with some very dangerous criminals. 2. to spend time together in a romantic relationship. They ve been keeping company for a year and… … New idioms dictionary
keep company with — ► keep company with associate with habitually. Main Entry: ↑company … English terms dictionary
keep company with — index accompany Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep company with someone — keep company (with (someone)) 1. to be connected with someone. There are rumors that the singer keeps company with some very dangerous criminals. 2. to spend time together in a romantic relationship. They ve been keeping company for a year and… … New idioms dictionary
keep company with someone — phrase to spend time with someone Thesaurus: to spend time with friendssynonym Main entry: company … Useful english dictionary
keep company with — to have a sexual relationship with Literally, to accompany whence, in standard English, to court: Their sweethearts or husbands have been keepin company with someone else. (Emerson, 1890) See also company1 … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
To keep company with — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To keep company with — Company Com pa*ny (k[u^]m p[.a]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Companies} (k[u^]m p[.a]*n[i^]z). [F. compagnie, fr. OF. compaing. See {Companion}.] 1. The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep company with — associate with habitually. → company … English new terms dictionary
keep company with — Be very friendly with (one of opp. sex) … A concise dictionary of English slang
