Words / B2

k-uh-m-PAN-y-uh-n/kəmˈpænjən/

A companion is a person or animal you spend time with, or a book that goes with another: a travelling companion; a companion volume. Friend is everyday; colleague is work (already in the dictionary). A travelling companion featured in the diary source. Mix-up: company (already in the dictionary); comparison. Do not write companion for a whole firm.

Meaning

A person or animal you spend time with; also a book that goes with another (a companion volume).

Examples

• “A travelling companion featured in the diary source, not a dating advert.”
• “A companion website still needs the URL in the references, which is the matching-resource sense.”

Good to know

a companion; companion volume / website; companionship. Everyday: friend. Trap: company / comparison. Literature, history, and orals. Someone who accompanies, or a matching book.

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