companion
part of speech
noun (a companion, companions)
meaning for a pupil
1) A companion is a person or animal you spend time with or travel with. tree →
2) A companion is a friend who keeps you company. tree →
3) A companion is a person paid to live with and help an older or ill person. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job and Psalms a companion is a friend or partner. Job calls himself a companion to ostriches, meaning he is lonely and cast out. In the primary lessons: In stories, heroes travel with loyal companions. In everyday life a dog can be a good companion. In gardening, companion plants grow well together. Phrases: travelling companion, constant companion.
examples
- I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee. (Writings JOB.35.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- I am become a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches. (Writings JOB.30.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend; (Writings PSA.55.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- My dog is my best companion. tree →
- The knight and his companions set off on a quest. tree →
- She was a cheerful travelling companion. tree →
- Teddy was his constant companion at night. tree →
- Grandma has a companion who helps her at home. tree →
- Carrots and onions are good companion plants. tree →
- Evil companions bring more hurt than profit. tree →
note
Countable. Related: companionship, company. Slightly more formal or bookish than «friend» or «mate».
In the corpora
- And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
- But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend.
- My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
- She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee.
- But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «companion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.