escort

es·cort

E0210600 (ĕs′kôrt′)n.1. a. One or more persons accompanying another to guide, protect, or show honor.b. A man who is the companion of a woman, especially on a social occasion.c. A person, often a prostitute, who is hired to spend time with another as a companion.2. a. One or more vehicles accompanying another vehicle to guide, protect, or honor its passengers.b. One or more warships or planes used to defend or protect other craft from enemy attack.3. The act of accompanying a person, conveyance, or group as an escort: jets flying in escort alongside the president's airplane.tr.v. (ĭ-skôrt′, ĕ-skôrt′, ĕs′kôrt′) es·cort·ed, es·cort·ing, es·corts To accompany or guide, especially as an escort: The usher escorted me to the front row. See Synonyms at accompany.

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[French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere, to guide, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin corrigere, to set right; see correct.]

escort

n 1. one or more persons, soldiers, vehicles, etc, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour 2. a man or youth who accompanies a woman or girl: he was her escort for the evening. 3. a. a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc b. (as modifier): an escort agency. vb (tr) to accompany or attend as an escort [C16: from French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere to guide, from Latin corrigere to straighten; see correct]

es•cort

(n. ˈɛs kɔrt; v. ɪˈskɔrt)

n. 1. a person or persons accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy. 2. an armed or protective guard, as a body of soldiers or ships. 3. a man who accompanies a woman in public, as to a social event. 4. a man or woman hired to accompany another socially. 5. protection or guidance on a journey. v.t. 6. to attend or accompany as an escort. [1570–80; < French < Italian scorta, n. use of feminine past participle of scorgere to conduct < Vulgar Latin *excorrigere. See ex-¹, correct] syn: See accompany.

escort

1. A combatant unit(s) assigned to accompany and protect another force or convoy.
2. Aircraft assigned to protect other aircraft during a mission.
3. An armed guard that accompanies a convoy, a train, prisoners, etc.
4. An armed guard accompanying persons as a mark of honor.
5. (DOD only) To convoy.
6. (DOD only) A member of the Armed Forces assigned to accompany, assist, or guide an individual or group, e.g., an escort officer.

Escort

 a number of persons or a single person who accompanies another on a journey for protection, guidance, or courtesy, 1745; a body of armed men who accompany somebody or something on a journey, the troops who on ceremonial occasions escort the Queen in procession, 1579.Example: escort of strangers, 1867.

escort

Past participle: escorted
Gerund: escorting

Imperative
escort
escort

Present
I escort
you escort
he/she/it escorts
we escort
you escort
they escort

Preterite
I escorted
you escorted
he/she/it escorted
we escorted
you escorted
they escorted

Present Continuous
I am escorting
you are escorting
he/she/it is escorting
we are escorting
you are escorting
they are escorting

Present Perfect
I have escorted
you have escorted
he/she/it has escorted
we have escorted
you have escorted
they have escorted

Past Continuous
I was escorting
you were escorting
he/she/it was escorting
we were escorting
you were escorting
they were escorting

Past Perfect
I had escorted
you had escorted
he/she/it had escorted
we had escorted
you had escorted
they had escorted

Future
I will escort
you will escort
he/she/it will escort
we will escort
you will escort
they will escort

Future Perfect
I will have escorted
you will have escorted
he/she/it will have escorted
we will have escorted
you will have escorted
they will have escorted

Future Continuous
I will be escorting
you will be escorting
he/she/it will be escorting
we will be escorting
you will be escorting
they will be escorting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been escorting
you have been escorting
he/she/it has been escorting
we have been escorting
you have been escorting
they have been escorting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been escorting
you will have been escorting
he/she/it will have been escorting
we will have been escorting
you will have been escorting
they will have been escorting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been escorting
you had been escorting
he/she/it had been escorting
we had been escorting
you had been escorting
they had been escorting

Conditional
I would escort
you would escort
he/she/it would escort
we would escort
you would escort
they would escort

Past Conditional
I would have escorted
you would have escorted
he/she/it would have escorted
we would have escorted
you would have escorted
they would have escorted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent personbodyguardguard - a military unit serving to protect some place or persondefender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or propertyoutrider - an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)Praetorian, Praetorian Guard - a member of the Praetorian Guardbeefeater, yeoman, yeoman of the guard - officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
	2.	escort - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect themaccompanimentprotection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"convoy - the act of escorting while in transit
	3.	escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someoneattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of anothercolor guard - a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colorsguard of honor, honor guard - an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeralminder - someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors; "I turned around and there, a few hundred feet away, was our government minder, Li Wong Su, huffing and puffing toward us"guide, usher - someone employed to conduct others
	4.	escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"dateappointment, engagement, date - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"blind date - a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)companion, comrade, familiar, fellow, associate - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
Verb	1.	escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"squire - attend upon as a squire; serve as a squiresafeguard - escort safelyconvoy - escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific"chaperon, chaperone - accompany as a chaperone
	2.	escort - accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"seeaccompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

escort

noun1. guard, protection, safeguard, bodyguard, company, train, convoy, entourage, retinue, cortege He arrived with a police escort.2. companion, partner, attendant, guide, squire (rare), protector, beau, chaperon My sister needed an escort for a company dinner.verb1. accompany, lead, partner, conduct, guide, guard, shepherd, convoy, usher, squire, hold (someone's) hand, chaperon I escorted him to the door.

escort

nounSomething or someone that shows the way:conductor, director, guide, lead, leader, pilot, shepherd, usher.verb1. To be with or go with (another):accompany, attend, companion, company.Obsolete: consort.Idiom: go hand in hand with.2. To show the way to:conduct, direct, guide, lead, pilot, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher.

Translations

护卫护卫舰护卫队护送

escort

(ˈeskoːt) noun person(s), ship(s) etc accompanying for protection, guidance, courtesy etc. He offered to be my escort round the city; The transport supplies were under military/police escort. 護衛隊，護航艦 护卫队（舰） (iˈskoːt) –verb to accompany or attend as escort. He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route. 護送 护送

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