escort

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Pronunciation[change]

Noun
Verb

Noun[change]

Singular
escort

Plural
escorts

  1. (countable) A group of men (often with guns) to protect a famous person; a guard.
  2. (countable) Someone's date; a person who goes with you in a social gathering.
    I was her escort for the evening.

Verb[change]

Plain form
escort

Third-person singular
escorts

Past tense
escorted

Past participle
escorted

Present participle
escorting

  1. To guard and protect someone or something.
    The police escorted the President.
  2. To escort is to go with somebody.