French word

escorter

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛskɔʁte/

Meaning

  • verbaccompany

Example

J'escorte ma sœur à l'école.

I accompany my sister to school.

Illustration for escorter (accompany)

More examples

L'hôtesse escorte l'invité jusqu'à la table.

The hostess escorts the guest to the table.

Core concept

A person walking beside someone else to guide and protect that person until a destination is reached.

Common phrases

  • escorter quelqu'un

    escort a person

  • escorter quelqu'un à l'hôpital

    escort someone to the hospital

  • escorter un invité

    escort a guest

Similar words

accompagner: To go with someone and stay by their side.
suivre: To follow someone from behind in the same direction.
conduire: To drive someone to a destination.
raccompagner: To accompany someone home or to another place.

Definition in French

Conduire ou accompagner quelqu'un d'un lieu à un autre en restant à ses côtés, souvent pour des raisons de sûreté ou d'organisation.

Word origin

French escorter is formed from escorte with the regular verb ending -er; escorte came through Italian scorta from Latin cohors, cohortis.

Usage tips

  • Escorter normally takes a direct person object, while the destination is introduced by à, vers, or jusqu'à, as in escorter sa sœur à l'école.

Other meanings

  • escortverb

Opposites

Related words

  • escorteescortnoun
  • escorteurescorternoun

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