keep someone company
keep someone company verb: to remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.
Verb
keep someone company (third-person singular simple present keeps someone company, present participle keeping someone company, simple past and past participle kept someone company)
- 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?
Forms of keep someone company
| third-person singular present | keeps someone company |
|---|---|
| present participle | keeping someone company |
| past participle | kept someone company |
| past | kept someone company |
Questions about keep someone company
- What does keep someone company mean?
- Keep someone company means to remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.
- What part of speech is keep someone company?
- Keep someone company is a verb.
- What is the past tense of keep someone company?
- The past tense of keep someone company is kept someone company.
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