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| Back | es•cort noun, verb noun word origin example bank /BrE ˈeskɔːt ; NAmE ˈeskɔːrt/ 1 [countable, uncountable] a person or group of people or vehicles that travels with sb/sth in order to protect or guard them Armed escorts are provided for visiting heads of state. Prisoners are taken to court under police escort. The convoy had an escort of ten destroyers. Bomber planes were sent out with fighter escorts. 2 [countable] (formal or old-fashioned) a person, especially a man, who takes sb to a particular social event In my day, young women were not allowed out without a suitable escort. 3 [countable] a person, especially a woman, who is paid to go out socially with sb an escort service/agency verb verb forms word origin synonyms example bank /BrE ɪˈskɔːt; NAmE ɪˈskɔːrt/ ~ sb (+ adv./prep.) to go with sb to protect or guard them or to show them the way The President arrived, escorted by twelve soldiers. Guards escorted me back to my cell. The referee was escorted from the pitch by police. Let me escort you home. |
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