escort Meaning & Definition
What Does Escort Mean?
As a noun, escort means a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection, provide supervision, or as a courtesy. It can also mean a man who goes with a woman to a social event. As a verb, it means to accompany as an escort.
Escort in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈe-ˌskȯrt/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Synonyms | see, esquire and date |
| Antonyms | abandon, desert and ditch |
| Plural | escorts |
| Verb forms | escorts, escorting, escorted |
Escort Definition (Noun)
- a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection, provide supervision, or as a courtesy
a police escort / Visitors are not allowed to enter the building without an escort.
- a man who goes with a woman to a social event
- a person and especially a sex worker who is hired to go with someone to a social event
- a protective screen of warships or fighter planes or a single ship or plane used to fend off enemy attack from one or more vulnerable craft
- accompaniment by a person or an armed protector (such as a ship)
Escort as a Verb
- to accompany as an escort
Synonyms of Escort
Antonyms of Escort
Escort in a Sentence
2018, TST-00493-18 (Re), Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board (Anna Solomon, member)
a police escort
Visitors are not allowed to enter the building without an escort.
the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
a police escort / Visitors are not allowed to enter the building without an escort.
Word Forms & Grammar
es·corts
escort
escorts
es·cort·ed
es·cort·ing
escorted
escorting
escort (plural escorts)
escort (third-person singular simple present escorts, present participle escorting, simple past and past participle escorted)
Words That Rhyme With Escort
Origin of Escort
Origin 1: Middle French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere to guide, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, from Latin ex- + corrigere to make straight, correct correct
Origin 2: Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta.
First Known Use
1579
1708
How Do You Say Escort?
The standard pronunciation of escort is /ˈe-ˌskȯrt/, spoken in 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (e).
Escort: Your Questions Answered
Is escort a noun or a verb?
Escort is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for escort?
You can replace escort with words such as see, esquire and date. See the full list of escort synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of escort?
Words opposite in meaning to escort are abandon, desert, ditch and dump.
What is the plural of escort?
The plural of escort is escorts.
What is the past tense of escort?
The past tense of escort is escorted. The present participle is escorting.