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company
noun
-
company
,
companies
a
business
organization
that
produces
goods
or
provides
services
β’
Maria
started
her
own
company
to
design
eco-friendly
clothing
.
Maria
started
her
own
company
to
design
eco-friendly
clothing
.
β’
The
company
offers
free
delivery
on
all
online
orders
.
The
company
offers
free
delivery
on
all
online
orders
.
From
Middle
English
companie
,
borrowed
from
Old
French
compaignie
β
body
of
people
,
society
,β
from
compaignon
β
companion
.β
noun
-
company
the
pleasant
feeling
of
being
with
other
people
rather
than
alone
β’
After
moving
to
the
city
,
she
missed
the
company
of
her
family
.
After
moving
to
the
city
,
she
missed
the
company
of
her
family
.
β’
I
enjoy
your
company
on
long
walks
.
I
enjoy
your
company
on
long
walks
.
Same
origin
as
business
sense
:
from
Old
French
compaignie
β
companionship
,
body
of
companions
.β
noun
-
company
,
companies
visitors
or
guests
who
come
to
your
home
β’
Clean
the
living
room
;
we're
having
company
tonight
.
Clean
the
living
room
;
we're
having
company
tonight
.
β’
The
kids
were
excited
when
company
arrived
with
gifts
.
The
kids
were
excited
when
company
arrived
with
gifts
.
Derived
from
the
sense
of
being
together
;
recorded
in
this
hospitality
meaning
since
the
16th
century
.
noun
-
company
,
companies
a
group
of
actors
,
dancers
,
or
other
performers
who
work
together
β’
The
dance
company
impressed
the
audience
with
its
graceful
moves
.
The
dance
company
impressed
the
audience
with
its
graceful
moves
.
β’
He
auditioned
for
a
local
theater
company
last
week
.
He
auditioned
for
a
local
theater
company
last
week
.
Extended
from
the
idea
of
a
body
of
people
acting
together
,
first
recorded
for
theatrical
groups
in
the
17th
century
.
noun
-
company
,
companies
a
military
unit
,
usually
consisting
of
about
100β150
soldiers
commanded
by
a
captain
β’
The
captain
addressed
the
company
before
the
night
patrol
.
The
captain
addressed
the
company
before
the
night
patrol
.
β’
Her
brother
commands
an
infantry
company
overseas
.
Her
brother
commands
an
infantry
company
overseas
.
Adopted
for
military
use
in
the
16th
century
to
describe
a
body
of
soldiers
serving
together
.
verb
-
company
,
companying
,
companies
,
companied
(
archaic
)
to
accompany
or
go
along
with
someone
β’
The
knight
companied
the
prince
on
his
perilous
journey
.
The
knight
companied
the
prince
on
his
perilous
journey
.
β’
She
asked
her
maid
to
company
her
to
the
market
.
She
asked
her
maid
to
company
her
to
the
market
.
Verb
use
stems
from
the
noun
β
s
sense
of
companionship
;
common
in
16thβ18th-century
English
,
now
rare
.
accompany
verb
-
accompany
,
accompanying
,
accompanies
,
accompanied
to
go
somewhere
with
someone
,
especially
in
order
to
give
help
or
protection
β’
Her
older
brother
accompanied
her
to
the
first
day
of
school
.
Her
older
brother
accompanied
her
to
the
first
day
of
school
.
β’
Visitors
must
be
accompanied
by
a
staff
member
at
all
times
.
Visitors
must
be
accompanied
by
a
staff
member
at
all
times
.
Middle
English
accompanyen
,
from
Old
French
acompaignier
,
from
a-
(
from
Latin
ad-
)
+
compaign
,
compagnie
β
companion
,
company
.β
verb
-
accompany
,
accompanying
,
accompanies
,
accompanied
to
happen
or
exist
together
with
something
else
β’
A
high
fever
often
accompanies
the
illness
.
A
high
fever
often
accompanies
the
illness
.
β’
Thunder
accompanied
the
flashes
of
lightning
.
Thunder
accompanied
the
flashes
of
lightning
.
Same
origin
as
other
senses
:
Middle
English
accompanyen
from
Old
French
acompaignier
.
verb
-
accompany
,
accompanying
,
accompanies
,
accompanied
to
play
music
that
supports
a
singer
or
another
musician
β’
She
will
accompany
the
choir
on
the
piano
.
She
will
accompany
the
choir
on
the
piano
.
β’
A
guitarist
accompanied
the
singer
during
the
performance
.
A
guitarist
accompanied
the
singer
during
the
performance
.
Musical
sense
arose
in
the
18th
century
from
earlier
meaning
of
going
together
,
extended
metaphorically
to
music
.