escorted

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es•cort /n. ˈɛskɔrt; v. ɪˈskɔrt/  n. 

1. [countable] a person or group accompanying another for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
2. Military an armed or protective guard, as a body of soldiers or ships:
   [countable] The convoy had an escort of several destroyers and frigates.
3. [countable] a man or woman who accompanies another person to a public event.
4. protection or supervision:
   [uncountable] under police escort.

v. [~ + object]

5. to attend or accompany as an escort:
   I escorted her down the aisle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

es•cort  (n. es′kôrt;v. i skôrt′), n. 

1. a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
   An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.
2. Military an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships:
   The president traveled with a large escort of motorcycle police.
3. a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event.
4. protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey:
   to travel without escort.

v.t. 

5. to attend or accompany as an escort.

• Vulgar Latin *excorrigere. See ex-¹, correct
• Italian scorta, derivative of scorgere to conduct
• French
• 1570–80

Synonyms

• 4. convoy.
• 5. conduct, usher, squire, chaperon, take, guide. See accompany. 

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escort noun / ˈɛskɔːt/

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

verb / ɪsˈkɔːt/

1. (transitive) to accompany or attend as an escort

Etymology: 16th Century: from French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere to guide, from Latin corrigere to straighten; see correct