English to English
escort
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noun (n)
- someone who escorts and protects a prominent person(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- an attendant who is employed to accompany someone(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; -- applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- accompany as an escort(verb.motion)Example:
She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball.
source: wordnet30 - To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon.(verb)source: webster1913