1a commercial business:a shipping company [in names]:the Ford Motor Company [as modifier]:a company director
2 [mass noun] the fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment:I really enjoy his company
[with adjective or modifier] a person or people regarded as pleasant (or unpleasant) to be with:she is excellent companyyou’re not much company—I might as well go home
the person or group of people whose society one is currently sharing:he was silent among such distinguished company
a visiting person or group of people:I’m expecting company
3a number of individuals gathered together:the Mayor addressed the assembled company
a body of soldiers, especially the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain:B Company of the Cheshire Regiment
a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together:a national opera company
British a group of Guides.
ზმნა
Universal
associate with; keep company with:these men which have companied with us all this time
[with object] archaic accompany (someone):the fair dame, companied by Statius and myself
and company
used after a person’s name to denote those people usually associated with them:the psycholinguistics of Jacques Lacan and company
be in good company
be in the same situation as someone important or respected:if you spot the ghost, you are in good company: King George V saw it too
in company
with another person or a group of people:he feels at ease in company
in company with
together with:the US dollar went through a bad patch in 1986, in company with the oil market
keep (or archaicbear) someone company
accompany or spend time with someone in order to prevent them feeling lonely or bored:at weekends I kept my father company
engage in the same activity as someone else in order to be sociable:I’ll have a drink myself, just to keep you company
keep company with
associate with habitually:she began keeping company with a real-estate developer
