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companioning

companioning is the present participle and gerund of companion.

Meaning of companion

Verb

companion (third-person singular simple present companions, present participle companioning, simple past and past participle companioned)

  1. (obsolete) To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.
    • we had better turn south quickly and compare the elements of education which formed , and of creation which companioned , Salvator .1865, John Ruskin, Precious Thoughts
  2. (obsolete) To qualify as a companion; to make equal.
    • Finde me to marrie me with Octauius Cæſar, and companion me with my Miſtris.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

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Questions about companioning

What is companioning the present participle and gerund of?
Companioning is the present participle and gerund of companion.

Words near companioning in the dictionary

  1. companionate marriages
  2. companioned
  3. companioness
  4. companionesses
  5. companionhood
  6. companioning
  7. companionize
  8. companionized
  9. companionizes
  10. companionizing
  11. companionless

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