kept company

Verb

keep company (third-person singular simple present keeps company, present participle keeping company, simple past and past participle kept company)

1. (dated, euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To court.
   • It was rumoured that the lady and the gentleman were keeping company.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To socialize.
   • If you care about your reputation you ought to be careful whom you keep company with.

   Synonyms:

   consort, run with