[syn: company, companion, accompany, keep company]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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; friendly
intercourse. --Shak.
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Evil company doth corrupt good manners. --1 Cor. xv.
33. (Rev.
Ver.).
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Brethren, farewell: your company along
I will not wish. --Milton.
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2. A companion or companions.
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To thee and thy company I bid
A hearty welcome. --Shak.
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3. An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent
or transient.
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Thou shalt meet a company of prophets. --1 Sam. x.
5.
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4. Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a
family; as, to invite company to dine.
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5. Society, in general; people assembled for social
intercourse.
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Nature has left every man a capacity of being
agreeable, though not of shining in company.
--Swift.
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6. An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on
some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as,
the East India Company; an insurance company; a
joint-stock company.
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7. Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its
style or title; -- often abbreviated in writing; as,
Hottinguer & Co.
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8. (Mil.) A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the
command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full
strength) 100 men.
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9. (Naut.) The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a
whole ship's company.
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10. The body of actors employed in a theater or in the
production of a play.
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To keep company with. See under Keep, v. t.
Syn: Assemblage; assembly; society; group; circle; crowd;
troop; crew; gang; corporation; association; fraternity;
guild; partnership; copartnery; union; club; party;
gathering.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Company \Com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Companied; p. pr. &
vb. n. Companying.]
To accompany or go with; to be companion to. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Company \Com"pa*ny\, v. i.
1. To associate.
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Men which have companied with us all the time.
--Acts i. 21.
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2. To be a gay companion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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3. To have sexual commerce. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
company
n 1: an institution created to conduct business; "he only
invests in large well-established companies"; "he started
the company in his garage"
2: small military unit; usually two or three platoons
3: the state of being with someone; "he missed their company";
"he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: company,
companionship, fellowship, society]
4: organization of performers and associated personnel
(especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at
the same hotel" [syn: company, troupe]
5: a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he
hadn't expected company" [syn: caller, company]
6: a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was
filled with company when I arrived"
7: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
"they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of
cooks walked into the kitchen" [syn: party, company]
8: crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or
personnel of a ship [syn: ship's company, company]
9: a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-
and-ladder company"
v 1: be a companion to somebody [syn: company, companion,
accompany, keep company]