to usher

Examples

• All

• Let me usher you to your new digs.

  Holy Man (1998)

• And I have this crazy memory of coming out of the airport in Nairobi, being ushered into some chauffeur driven car.

• Well, when I first came up, there was, you know, people who would usher you into the game.

• And they usher me into this theatre Amphitheatre.

  Rich Roll

• I was ushered into some holding room.

• And ushered us to safety.

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

• Beverly felt him take her by the arm and usher her toward the exit.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ushered in a new era of U.S. involvement in Asia.

  Academic text (1991)

• The attendant will usher you to your seat as soon as you arrive.

• At the gala, volunteers were assigned to usher guests to the banquet hall.

Synonyms

S

to see

vsto usher

∞ 3.9

To go with someone to the door or their car as a courtesy

guides people specifically to their places to sit at public events

S

to seat

vsto usher

165 1.8

To show people where to sit

escorts individuals directly to a specific place to sit at events

S

to serve as an escort

vsto usher

• Formal

4.1

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

guides guests to their places to sit rather than protect or honour them

Antonyms

D

to dismiss

110 2.7

To tell people to leave a meeting or room

Phrasal Verbs

U

to usher in

35 4.6

To start something new, like a new era or event

U

to usher out

3 5.1

To lead someone politely out of a room or building at the end of an event

How Formal

to usher

79 3.5

to escort

287 4.0

to guide

313 1.0

to lead

∞ 1.0

to show

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology