Definition
Accompanying someone to provide protection, guidance, or as a courtesy; conducting someone from one place to another.
Etymology
From Old French 'escorter,' possibly from Italian 'scortare' or Spanish 'escorta.' The root might relate to 'scort' meaning 'a troop or group,' suggesting the idea of protective accompaniment.
Kelly Says
In medieval times, 'escorting' was a crucial service—protecting travelers on dangerous roads was a job, and that's why many cities had official escorts. Now it's mostly about politeness!
Translations
BNবাংলা
সম্ভাব্য
som-bo-b-ya
CACatalà
acompanyar
a-kom-pa-nya-r
CSČeština
doprovodit
do-pro-vo-dit
DADansk
eskorte
es-kor-teh
DEDeutsch
eskortieren
es-kor-tee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
συνοδεύω
see-no-dee-oo
ESEspañol
acompañar
a-kom-pa-nyar
FAفارسی
همراهی
ha-mo-ra-hee
FISuomi
eskorata
es-ko-ra-ta
FRFrançais
escorter
es-kor-teh
HIहिन्दी
सामर्थ्य
samaarthya
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendampingi
men-dam-pa-ni
ITItaliano
accompagnare
a-kom-pa-na-reh
KO한국어
동행하다
dong-haeng-hada
MSBahasa Melayu
menyertai
men-ye-r-tai
MYမြန်မာ
အကူအညီ
a-ku-a-nyee
NLNederlands
begeleiden
be-ge-le-i-den
NONorsk
eskorte
es-kor-teh
PLPolski
eskortować
es-kor-to-vat'
PTPortuguês
escorta
es-kor-tah
RORomână
acompanierea
a-kom-pa-ny-eh-reh
RUРусский
сопровождать
soprovodjat'
SVSvenska
eskorta
es-kor-tah
SWKiswahili
kuongoza
koo-on-go-za
TEతెలుగు
సహాయం
sa-ha-ya-m
THไทย
คอยดูแล
koi doo lae
TLTL
pagsamahan
pags-a-ma-han
TRTürkçe
eskorlamak
es-kor-lah-mak
UKУкраїнська
супроводжувати
su-pro-vo-dyu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
đi kèm
dee kem
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
The term became gendered through association with sex work due to feminist and vice enforcement discourse of the 20th century, though escorting historically described all accompaniment roles.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'escort' neutrally for accompaniment, or specify the role (guide, security, companion) to avoid conflation with sex work.
Inclusive Alternatives
["accompanying","guiding","providing security for"]