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verb | noun escortescort1 /ɪˈskɔrt, ˈɛskɔrt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEescort |
| Present | I, you, we, they | escort | | he, she, it | escorts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | escorted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have escorted | | he, she, it | has escorted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had escorted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will escort | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have escorted |
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| Present | I | am escorting | | he, she, it | is escorting | | you, we, they | are escorting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was escorting | | you, we, they | were escorting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been escorting | | he, she, it | has been escorting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been escorting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be escorting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been escorting |
THESAURUSguide► lead to take someone to a place by walking in front of him or her, or by pulling him or her gently to show the way: Mr. Adams led the way to the library. ► guide to take someone to or through a place you know well, by going with him or her and showing the way: Julia guided us through the narrow streets of her neighborhood. ► direct formal to tell someone where to go or how to get somewhere: The police officer directed them to the train station. ► point (also indicate formal) to show someone which direction to go, using your hand or a sign: When I asked where the restaurant was, the man pointed down the street. ► show to take someone to a place, especially when it is hard for him or her to find the way: Could you show Mrs. Wright to the conference room, please? ► escort to take someone to a place, in order to make sure that he or she gets there safely or does not escape: The president was escorted by his bodyguards. ► usher formal to politely show someone where to go by going with him or her, especially as part of your job: His secretary ushered us into his office. 1to take someone somewhere, especially when you are protecting or guarding him or her: escort somebody in/into/through etc. something Armed guards escorted the prisoners into the courthouse.2to go somewhere with someone to show him or her a place: I escorted the visitors on a tour of the house.► see thesaurus at lead13old-fashioned to go with someone to a social event verb | noun escortescort2 /ˈɛskɔrt/ ●○○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYescort2Origin: 1500-1600 French escorte, from Italian scorgere to guide, from Latin corrigere ► a police escort The governor travels with a police escort. ► under escort The three were sent back to Baghdad under escort (=with an escort). 1a person or a group of people or vehicles that go with someone in order to protect or guard him or her: The governor travels with a police escort. The three were sent back to Baghdad under escort (=with an escort).2someone who goes with someone to a formal social event: Lou agreed to be my escort for the evening.3someone who is paid to go out with someone socially4someone who is paid to go out with someone to social events, often someone who is also a prostitute [Origin: 1500–1600 French escorte, from Italian scorgere to guide, from Latin corrigere] |