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- [noun es-kawrt; verb ih-skawrt]
- /noun ˈɛs kɔrt; verb ɪˈskɔrt/
- /ˌʌnɪsˈkɔːtɪd /
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- [noun es-kawrt; verb ih-skawrt]
- /noun ˈɛs kɔrt; verb ɪˈskɔrt/
Definitions of unescorted word
- noun unescorted a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy: An escort of sailors accompanied the queen. 1
- noun unescorted an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships: The president traveled with a large escort of motorcycle police. 1
- noun unescorted a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event. 1
- noun unescorted protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey: to travel without escort. 1
- verb with object unescorted to attend or accompany as an escort. 1
- adjective unescorted If someone or something is unescorted, they are not protected or supervised. 0
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Origin of unescorted
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < French < Italian scorta, derivative of scorgere to conduct < Vulgar Latin *excorrigere. See ex-1, correct
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Parts of speech for Unescorted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unescorted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unescorted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unescorted
adv unescorted
adj unescorted
- alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
adverb unescorted
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
- deserted — abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
adjective unescorted
- apart — When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
- isolate — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- loner — a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others: He was always a loner—no one knew him well.
- onliest — being the single one or the relatively few of the kind: This is the only pencil I can find.
Antonyms for unescorted
adjective unescorted
- accompanied — to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
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