Companionship — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being with someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːtˈiːmoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈatɪsfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈatɪsfˌaɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈiːtˈiːmoʊ/.

Examples

he missed their company
he enjoyed the society of his friends

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fellowship company society

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being with someone “he missed their company”

Word Forms

companion	noun	a traveler who accompanies you
fellow	noun	a friend who is frequently in the company of another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gesellschaft

der Zustand, mit jemandem zusammen zu sein

🇫🇷French

camaraderie

l'état d'être avec quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

compañerismo

el estado de estar con alguien

🇮🇹Italian

compagnia

lo stato di stare con qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

gezelschap

de staat van samenzijn met iemand

🇵🇹Portuguese

companhia

o estado de estar com alguém

🇷🇺Russian

дружеское общение

состояние пребывания с кем-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाईचारा

किसी के साथ होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

সাহচর্য

কারো সাথে থাকার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தோழமை

ஒருவருடன் இருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

సాంగత్యం

ఎవరితోనైనా ఉండే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

सहवास

एखाद्यासोबत असण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોબત

કોઈની સાથે હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಡನಾಟ

ಯಾರೊಂದಿಗಾದರೂ ಇರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂട്ടുകെട്ട്

ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും കൂടെ ആയിരിക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਥੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

صحبت

کسی کے ساتھ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

友谊

与某人在一起的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

交友関係

誰かと一緒にいる状態

🇰🇷Korean

식자공 동료

누군가와 함께 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tình bạn

trạng thái ở bên ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

มิตรภาพ

สถานะของการอยู่กับใครสักคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

persahabatan

keadaan bersama seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasama

ang estado ng pagkakaroon ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

pergaulan

keadaan bersama seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرفقة

حالة التواجد مع شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

همراهی

حالت با کسی بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

arkadaşlık

birisiyle birlikte olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֵעוּת

המצב של להיות עם מישהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'companionship'?

The primary meaning of 'companionship' is 'the state of being with someone'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'companionship' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'companionship' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'companionship' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'companionship' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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