com·pan·ion

com·pan·ion
/kəmˈpænjən/ noun, pl -ions [count]
1 a : a person or animal you spend time with or enjoy being with

She has been my closest companion since childhood.

his longtime companion

The old dog had been her constant companion for over 12 years. [=had been with her most of the time for 12 years]

— sometimes used figuratively

Pain was his constant companion. [=he felt pain all the time]

1 b : someone you are with

my dinner companion [=the person I was eating dinner with]

traveling companions

2 a : something that is meant to be used with something else
— often + to

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

The book is the companion volume to his previous book on jazz.

The table is a companion piece to the two chairs.

2 b
— used in the titles of books that give information about a particular subject

The Gardener's Companion

3 : a person who is paid to live with and help someone who is older or sick

We've hired a companion for my elderly mother.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • com|pan|ion — com|pan|ion1 «kuhm PAN yuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. one who goes along with or accompanies another; one who shares in what another is doing; comrade: »The twins were companions in work and play. SYNONYM(S): associate. 2. a person paid to live or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pan´ion|a|bly — com|pan|ion|a|ble «kuhm PAN yuh nuh buhl», adjective. pleasant as a companion; sociable; agreeable: »I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude (Thoreau). SYNONYM(S): congenial. –com|pan´ion|a|ble|ness, noun.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pan´ion|a|ble|ness — com|pan|ion|a|ble «kuhm PAN yuh nuh buhl», adjective. pleasant as a companion; sociable; agreeable: »I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude (Thoreau). SYNONYM(S): congenial. –com|pan´ion|a|ble|ness, noun.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pan|ion|a|ble — «kuhm PAN yuh nuh buhl», adjective. pleasant as a companion; sociable; agreeable: »I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude (Thoreau). SYNONYM(S): congenial. –com|pan´ion|a|ble|ness, noun. –com|pan´ion|a|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pan´ion|less — com|pan|ion1 «kuhm PAN yuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. one who goes along with or accompanies another; one who shares in what another is doing; comrade: »The twins were companions in work and play. SYNONYM(S): associate. 2. a person paid to live or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pan|ion|a|bil|i|ty — «kuhm PAN yuh nuh BIHL uh tee», noun. = companionableness. (Cf. ↑companionable) …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pan|ion|age — «kuhm PAN yuh nihj», noun. 1. = companionship. (Cf. ↑companionship) 2. a group or list of companions, especially of knights …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pan|ion|ate — «kuhm PAN yuh niht», adjective. of or like companions …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pan|ion|ship — «kuhm PAN yuhn shihp», noun. the state or relation of being a companion; fellowship: »Many boys enjoy the companionship of a dog. When others fail him, the wise man looks to the sure companionship of books (Andrew Lang) …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pan|ion|way — «kuhm PAN yuhn WAY», noun. 1. stairway from the deck of a ship to the rooms or area below. 2. space where such a stairway is …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|com|pan|ion|a|ble — «UHN kuhm PAN yuh nuh buhl», adjective. not companionable or sociable: »an uncompanionable hermit …   Useful english dictionary

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