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},
{
"form": "keeping someone company",
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"participle",
"present"
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},
{
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}
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{
"text": "I'm a bit nervous. Could you keep me company while I wait for my blind date to arrive?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation."
],
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"remain",
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[
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"accompany"
],
[
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],
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"(idiomatic) To remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation."
],
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{
"word": "keep company"
}
],
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"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pravja kompanija",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "правя компания"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "péitóng",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"formal"
],
"word": "陪同"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "péibàn",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "陪伴"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "péi",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "陪"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "gezelschap houden"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "pitää seuraa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "tenir compagnie"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "Gesellschaft leisten"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "fare compagnia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "tenere compagnia"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "dotrzymywać towarzystwa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "fazer companhia"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poddérživatʹ kompániju",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "подде́рживать компа́нию"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podderžátʹ kompániju",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"perfective",
"with-dative"
],
"word": "поддержа́ть компа́нию"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "håller företag"
}
]
}
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"tags": [
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{
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"text": "I'm a bit nervous. Could you keep me company while I wait for my blind date to arrive?",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation."
],
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"remain"
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[
"accompany",
"accompany"
],
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"(idiomatic) To remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation."
],
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"tags": [
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"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pravja kompanija",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "правя компания"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "péitóng",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"formal"
],
"word": "陪同"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "péibàn",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "陪伴"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "péi",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "陪"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "gezelschap houden"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "pitää seuraa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "tenir compagnie"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "Gesellschaft leisten"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "fare compagnia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "tenere compagnia"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "dotrzymywać towarzystwa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "fazer companhia"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poddérživatʹ kompániju",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "подде́рживать компа́нию"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podderžátʹ kompániju",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"tags": [
"perfective",
"with-dative"
],
"word": "поддержа́ть компа́нию"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "remain with someone",
"word": "håller företag"
}
],
"word": "keep someone company"
}
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