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escort
noun
verb
The act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
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ˈɛs.kɔɹt
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noun
The act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
noun
Someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
noun
A participant in a date
“His date never stopped talking”
noun
An attendant who is employed to accompany someone
verb
Accompany as an escort
“She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball”
verb
Conduct someone someplace
“I'll see you to the door”
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Example Sentences
His date never stopped talking
She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball
I'll see you to the door
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