chaperoned

chap·er·on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shap-uh-rohn]
- /ˈʃæp əˌroʊn/
- /ˈʃæp.ə.rəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shap-uh-rohn]
- /ˈʃæp əˌroʊn/

Definitions of chaperoned word

noun chaperoned a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women. 1
noun chaperoned any adult present in order to maintain order or propriety at an activity of young people, as at a school dance. 1
noun chaperoned a round headdress of stuffed cloth with wide cloth streamers that fall from the crown or are draped around it, worn in the 15th century. 1
verb with object chaperoned to attend or accompany as chaperon. 1
verb without object chaperoned to act as chaperon. 1
noun chaperoned Simple past tense and past participle of chaperone. 1

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Origin of chaperoned

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French: hood, cowl, equivalent to chape cape1 + -eron noun suffix; figurative sense < French (18th century)

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Parts of speech for Chaperoned

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chaperoned

chaperoned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chaperoned usage trend in Literature

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