keeping company
Being with someone
Keeping company means spending time with someone regularly, especially in a romantic context.
The phrase often implies courtship or dating, though it can simply mean being with someone: She's been keeping company with a young lawyer from the city.
Old-fashioned but still understood.
- chaperoningAccompanying as responsible escort
- courtingRomantic pursuit of another
- going steadyDating one person exclusively
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
seeing someone · old friends · listening · presence · being there · quality time · camaraderie · social circle · hanging out · fellowship · socializing · wooing · comfort · empathy · reassurance · association · matchmaking · bonding
keeping companyabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
leaving alone · isolating · deserting · forsaking · shunning
keeping companyleaving alone
Ceasing to disturb
solitude · being alone · isolation · going solo · withdrawing
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