This is my very first question here on english.stackexchange.com, so please don't bite me if I do anything wrong. Also sorry for my English, it's far from perfect.
I need a single word (or a short informal conversational phrase) for "finding company" (to do something together, opposite to spending time alone), like in "He had finally found someone to watch the movie with".
Thanks in advance.
The term buddy is a US term meaning (among other things)
a person who does some activity with you
It is commonly paired with a descriptive term to indicate the shared activity
She is my movie buddy.
John is a golf buddy.
While your question suggests you are seeking a verb, you might consider combining obvious verbs with buddy, as in
seeking a movie buddy
looking for a chess buddy
Company is one word and can be used as a verb. So you don't need the extra 'finding' unless you are in search of someone. Here are a couple of examples that may help you twig the meaning and usage of the word in question.
associate with; keep company with: these men which have companied with us all this time. ODE
[ with obj. ] archaic accompany (someone): the fair dame, companied by Statius and myself. ODE
companion, accompany.
his travelling companion [noun]
the two sisters were to accompany us to London [verb]
**Sentences are copied from google search results of these words. They are not original.
