company
We planned to have company over for a barbecue, but the weather was too bad.
People usually live longer if they have company in the house.
It is always pleasant to have company.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
acquaintance
acquaintanceship
acquainted
acquainted with someone
amigo
compatriot
comrade
confidant
contact list
contemporary
crony
crowd
fair-weather friend
next door
non-contemporary
office spouse
on further acquaintance
oppo
wingman
with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom
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Acting, being or existing together