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title: escort — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «escort» in the school dictionary: To escort someone is to go with them to protect them, guide them or keep them under guard. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# escort

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** escort, vehicle, person, Someone, children, police car · **What happens:** escort, be, protect, guide, keep, go · **To what, where:** someone, them, guard, person, party, sense

<!-- .vabout -->
«escort» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [escort in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/escort.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To escort someone is to go with them to protect them, guide them or keep them under guard.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:m1:1
# text = To escort someone is to go with them to protect them, guide them or keep them under guard.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	escort	escort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	guide	guide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	under	under	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escort** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with them *= they*; go *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **guide** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 5 | **keep** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  | guard |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme under guard=Location |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An escort is a person, group or vehicle that goes with someone for protection or as an honour.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:m2:1
# text = An escort is a person, group or vehicle that goes with someone for protection or as an honour.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	escort	escort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a escort | a person and group or vehicle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | vehicle |  |  |  |  | with someone | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with someone=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who goes with another to a party or dance as a partner.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:m3:1
# text = A person who goes with another to a party or dance as a partner.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | a person |  |  | a party or dance |  | with another; as a partner | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to party=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adult, euphemism — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone paid to go out with another person; children usually do not need this sense.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:m4:1
# text = Someone paid to go out with another person; children usually do not need this sense.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
11	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
15	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | Someone |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go out** | to-infinitive | Someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with another person; out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with person=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | children | this sense |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sense=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A police car escorted the ambulance through traffic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:x1:1
# text = A police car escorted the ambulance through traffic.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	escorted	escort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escort** | past | a police car | the ambulance |  | traffic |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ambulance=Theme through traffic=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher escorted the children to the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:x2:1
# text = The teacher escorted the children to the bus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	escorted	escort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escort** | past | the teacher | the children |  | the bus |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent child=Theme to bus=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen arrived with an escort of soldiers on horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:x3:1
# text = The queen arrived with an escort of soldiers on horses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	escort	escort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | participle |  | the queen *not said here* |  |  |  | with a escort of soldiers on horses | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prisoner was taken to court under escort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:x4:1
# text = The prisoner was taken to court under escort.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	escort	escort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past · passive |  | the prisoner |  | escort |  | to court | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to court=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad will escort you home after the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:x5:1
# text = Dad will escort you home after the party.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	escort	escort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escort** | future | Dad | you |  |  | after the party | home *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two ships escorted the big tanker into the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:x6:1
# text = Two ships escorted the big tanker into the harbour.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	escorted	escort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tanker	tanker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escort** | past | Two ships | the big tanker |  | the harbour |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tanker=Theme into harbour=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Off sailed the yacht with the princess and her escort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:escort:x7:1
# text = Off sailed the yacht with the princess and her escort.
1	Off	off	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	yacht	yacht	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	escort	escort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past |  | the yacht |  |  |  | with the princess and her escort; off *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme yacht=Trajectory |

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