🇬🇧🇪🇸 companionship - compañerismo : English Lesson

Meaning of "companionship" ("compañerismo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Companionship is the warm, friendly feeling you get from being with a companion, or someone you like spending time with. It's about having a friend, a pet, or a family member nearby who makes you feel happy, safe, and not alone.

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I offered companionship to a snail. We had a very… very… slow day.

Even my shoes have companionship—they never go anywhere without each other!

My little brother said he wanted companionship, so I gave him a sock puppet.

I tried to find companionship with a cactus, but hugging it was a prickly mistake.

Dogs have been offering humans companionship for over 15,000 years.

An old man sat alone on a park bench; a small stray dog came and stayed. The dog’s companionship warmed his cold hands. He named the dog, and companionship grew on morning walks, in wet streets, in shared soup. Each small act was companionship. Companionship kept the night easy; companionship made him smile, and he slept well.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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