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{
"term": "companion",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a person or an animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "travelling companions"
},
{
"text": "Geoff was my companion on the journey."
},
{
"text": "Fear was the hostages' constant companion."
}
],
"topics": ["Family and relationships"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["agreeable", "boon", "charming"],
"companion + noun": ["animal"],
"preposition": ["companion for", "companion to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person who shares your experiences, especially when these are particularly pleasant or unpleasant",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was a charming dinner companion."
},
{
"text": "His younger brother is not much of a companion for him."
},
{
"text": "They're drinking companions *(= they go out drinking together)*."
},
{
"text": "We became companions in misfortune."
},
{
"text": "He was an entertaining dinner companion."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["agreeable", "boon", "charming"],
"companion + noun": ["animal"],
"preposition": ["companion for", "companion to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a person, usually a woman, employed to live with and help somebody, especially somebody old or ill",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She lived in the house as a companion to our grandmother."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "one of a pair of things that go together or can be used together",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A companion volume is soon to be published."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "used in book titles to describe a book giving useful facts and information on a particular subject",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A Companion to French Literature"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpænjən/",
"audio": "co/companion/companion__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpænjən/",
"audio": "co/companion/companion__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French compaignon, literally ‘one who breaks bread with another’, based on Latin com- ‘together with’ + panis ‘bread’."
}