Relationships
keep someone company
stay with someone so they feel less alone
To keep someone company means to stay with them or spend time with them so they do not feel alone.
Hear it in real life
Are you staying with Dad tonight?
Yes, I'll keep him company after dinner.
I'll keep you company while you wait for the bus.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I kept my friend a company.
Say: I kept my friend company.
Do not use an article before "company" in this expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep someone company; kept someone company; something keeps someone company
Your turn: say it out loud
I'll keep you company while you wait for the bus.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep someone company
stay with someone so they feel less alone
“I'll keep you company while you wait for the bus.”
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