to companion
- verb
- /kəmˈpæn.jən/
:
acompañar
- For thirty years, I have companioned the dying, young and old.
Examples
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Framed 1950s magazine cutouts and collages might be archived and stored next to pieces I'd seen companioned at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Tate Modern, and other prime collections around the world.
Academic text (2010) -
Let me have a child at fifty, then marry me with octavius Caesar and companion me with my mistress.
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The companioning constancy of the logos is not honored highly enough.
Academic text (2017) -
This sympathetic suffering of She Who Is provides solace, strength, and liberation to those who, in their human suffering, need the knowledge that there is one who companions them in their suffering.
Academic text (2006) -
It is not a reflection on Heraclitus in the mode of straightforward scholarly or philological study but one inspired by, companioned by, Heraclitus.
Academic text (2017) -
Michelangelo's benign Father, coming so ill-companioned, will be apporting death to Adam along with the life-and-soul-giving touch; whence would follow as well (thinking the matter through) the need for death's remedy.
Academic text (1992) -
I like to companion my grandmother when she feels lonely, providing her company and support.
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She decided to companion her friend to the hospital, offering comfort during a difficult time.
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After the storm, he companioned his neighbor while they cleaned up the fallen branches together.
Synonyms
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3.9
To go with someone to the door or their car as a courtesy
219
3.5
To go somewhere with someone as a companion
68
1.6
Stay with someone so they are not alone
41
2.2
Stay with someone so they are not alone
14
3.3
Spend time with someone so they are not alone
14
7.2
To go with and watch young people to make sure they behave at events
7
8.6
To go with someone and act as their polite escort at events
To go with a person like an ambassador to protect or show respect
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Etymology
Companion as a verb comes from the same roots com- 'with' and panis 'bread', giving the simple idea of being together. So to companion someone is to go with them or be with them to give company and support.