companion

CEFRB2

/kəmˈpæn.jən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who spends time with another person.

  2. 02

    noun

    A thing that goes with or matches another thing.

Examples

  • My companion said that she was too tired to walk, let alone run.

  • White wine is the usual companion of fish.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person employed to accompany or travel with another.

  2. The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.

  3. A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies

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In context

  • Envy is the companion of honour.

  • His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English companion, from Old French compaignon (“companion”) (modern French compagnon), from Late Latin compāniōn- (nominative singular compāniō, whence French copain), from com- + pānis (literally, with + bread), a word first attested in the Frankish Lex Salica as a calque of a Germanic word, probably Frankish *galaibo, *gahlaibō (“messmate”, literally “with-bread”), from Proto-Germanic *gahlaibô. Compare also Old High German galeipo (“messmate”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, “messmate”); and, for the semantics, compare Old Armenian ընկեր (ənker, “friend”, literally “messmate”). More at co-, loaf. Displaced native Old English ġefēra (literally “fellow traveler”). Compar...