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eskortieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chaperon noun An older or responsible person who accompanies young people at a social event to supervise their behavior.
  • chaperone noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
  • convoy noun A group of vehicles or ships traveling together, often with an armed escort for protection.
  • escort noun A person or group accompanying someone to protect or guide them.

Senses

eskortieren is used for these senses in English:

  • chaperon To accompany; to escort.
  • chaperone To act as a chaperone.
  • convoy (transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
  • escort To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to

chaperon — full definition

  1. noun An older or responsible person who accompanies young people at a social event to supervise their behavior.
  2. verb To accompany and supervise someone, especially a young person, at a social event.

chaperone — full definition

  1. noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
  2. noun In biology, a protein that helps other molecules fold correctly without becoming part of the final structure itself.
  3. verb To supervise and accompany someone, typically at an event.
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