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escort

1 verb
     
e‧scort1 [transitive]
1 to take someone somewhere, especially when you are protecting or guarding them:
The shipment was escorted by guards.
escort somebody back/through/to etc (something)
Two Marines escorted Benny inside.
I escorted her to the door.
2 to go with someone and show them a place
escort somebody around (something)
The company escorts prospective buyers around the property.
3 old-fashioned to go with someone to a social event:
Bill escorted Ellie to the opera.
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