keep company

dated euphemistic idiomatic intransitive transitive

(transitive, intransitive, idiomatic, dated, euphemistic) To court. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To socialise.

Japanese Meaning

（時に婉曲的に、または古風な表現で）口説いたり、付き合ったりすること / 交際する、または社交的にふるまうこと

He would often keep company with her beneath the old oak tree, hoping to win her favor.

彼はよく古い樫の木の下で彼女に求愛して、好意を得ようとした。

Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive, idiomatic, dated, euphemistic) To court.

It was rumoured that the lady and the gentleman were keeping company.

Sense（2）

(intransitive, idiomatic) To socialise.

If you care about your reputation you ought to be careful whom you keep company with.

keeps company

（ present singular third-person ）

keeping company

（ participle present ）

kept company

（ participle past ）

kept company

（ past ）