company
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/]
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Senses
1. company (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A team; a group of people who work together for a common purpose.
Example: a company of knights
2. company (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A team; a group of people who work together for a common purpose.: A group of performing artists who put on shows together.
Example: a company of actors
3. company (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A team; a group of people who work together for a common purpose.: The crew of a ship.
Example: a ship's company
4. company (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To accompany, keep company with.
Example: Ye dooe knowe howe thatt hytt ys an vnlawefull thynge for a man beynge a iewe to company or come vnto an alient […].
5. company (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To associate.
Example: Men which have companied with us all the time.
6. company (verb) — sense 6
Definition: To be a lively, cheerful companion.
Example: If thee list unto the Court to throng
[…]there thou needs must learne, to laugh, to lie,
To face, to forge, to scoffe, to companie.
Structure of the word
Roots:- peh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)
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