companion

«companion» in Mova's school dictionary: a person or animal you spend time with or travel with — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• "Companion" means a long-term partner who is not a husband or wife (old-fashioned).
• 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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «companion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.