Meaning

7 senses
  1. A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.

    Eskorte, Geleit

    эско́ртeskórt, конво́йkonvój, охра́наoxrána

  2. An accompanying person in such a group.

    Begleitperson

    провожа́тыйprovožátyj, провожа́таяprovožátaja

  3. A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.

    someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

  4. A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.

  5. An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.

  6. Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.

    сопровожде́ниеsoprovoždénije

  7. A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent; a pimp.

    мальчик по вызовуmalʹčik po vyzovu, девушка по вызовуdevuška po vyzovu

Examples

123 sentences
  1. I've been sent to escort you.

    deMan schickt mich, um dich zu eskortieren.

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  2. Tom escorted Mary to the party.

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  3. Tom escorted Mary to the door.

    ruТом проводил Мэри до двери.

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  4. Tom was escorted from the room.

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  5. Please allow me to escort you.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
group of people who provide safety:
accompanying person:
protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion:
sex worker:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
group of people who provide safety:
accompanying person:

Origin

Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta.

Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta.

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Forms

plural: escorts
Singularescort
Pluralescorts

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them:accompaniment
  • someone who escorts and protects a prominent person:bodyguard
  • a participant in a date:date

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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