keep someone company

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

keep someone company

verb keeps someone company · keeping someone company · 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

Every language

verb remain with someone

Españolacompañar a, hacerle compaña a
中文陪同 péitóng, 陪伴 péibàn, 陪 péi
Portuguêsfazer companhia
Françaistenir compagnie
DeutschGesellschaft leisten
Italianofare compagnia, tenere compagnia
Русскийподде́рживать компа́нию poddérživatʹ kompániju, поддержа́ть компа́нию podderžátʹ kompániju

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"keep someone company." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keep%20someone%20company. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

keep someone company. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20someone%20company

Chicago

"keep someone company." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20someone%20company.

BibTeX
@misc{keep_someone_company_2026,
  title = {keep someone company},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20someone%20company},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}