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to chaperon

to chaperon

14 7.2
To go with and watch young people to make sure they behave at events
  • verb
  • /ˈʃæpəˌroʊn/
  • UK
translation icon : acompañar
  • You're supposed to be chaperoning!
  • chaperoned trip
  • chaperoned dances
  • chaperoned prom

The content creator, along with influential friends and around fifty teenagers and tween age fans, some chaperoned by parents.

Examples

  • I must be extremely careful because I'm chaperoning four teenage girls.

    Blue Hawaii (1961)

  • For example, the second-generation Czech Mary Frances Hreha Kuranko related memories of attending chaperoned dances at the Slovak Hall with her three sisters.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Initially, chaperoned school and community activities were established as well.

    Academic text (2000)

  • New to this theatre, so I'm kind of chaperoning him, showing him what I know.

  • I am chaperoning my daughter's field trip.

    Hubie Halloween (2020)

  • This year, we are moving beyond dances, and I will be chaperoning a trip to Japan.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Don't worry, sir, I'll make sure they're always properly chaperoned.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • On special occasions, parents are asked to help by chaperoning field trips, being room parents for parties, or volunteering in the office when hearing or vision screenings take place.

    Academic text (1997)

  • So one June morning in 1854, with her parents' blessing and $100 spending money, she boarded a Cunard liner for North America, chaperoned by Canadian cousins returning home.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • I am chaperoning my daughter's field trip to ensure she has a safe and enjoyable experience.

Synonyms

to accompany
vsto chaperon
219 3.5

To go somewhere with someone as a companion

also looks after behavior and usually for young people in social situations
to chaperone
vsto chaperon
10 5.5

To go with young people to watch them at an event and make sure they behave

typically does this for young people rather than adults
to serve as an escort
vsto chaperon
  • Formal
4.1

To go with a person like an ambassador to protect or show respect

focuses on supervising behavior in social situations usually for young people

How Close

to supervise
189 3.5
to babysit
118 2.0
to chaperon
  • UK
14 7.2
to escort
287 4.0
to accompany
219 3.5

Surface Forms

chaperon infinitive
chaperoned past
chaperoned past participle
chaperoning present participle
chaperons third person singular

Etymology

Chaperon comes from a French word meaning 'hood' and from the Latin root cappa, the same root as the English words cap and cape. Because a hood 'covers' and protects, people used chaperon for someone who 'covers' or looks after young people at events, so to chaperon is to go with and watch over someone.