chaperoned
past simple and past participle ofchaperone
chaperone
verb[T]
(alsochaperon)uk/ˈʃæp.ə.rəʊn/us/ˈʃæp.ɚ.oʊn/(especiallyin the past) tostaywith and takecareof ayoungwoman who is notmarriedwhen she is inpublic:
Do youtrusthim onyourown or do youwantme to chaperone you?
US
to bepresentas anadultat asocialeventforyoungpeopletoencouragecorrectbehaviour:
Severalparentsvolunteeredto chaperoneclassfieldtrips.
Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bringsomeone/somethingalong
- chaperone
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead
- march
- referral
- shepherd
- showsomeonearound (something)
- showsomeoneoversomething
- showsomeoneround(something)
- squire
- steer
- walk
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Examplesofchaperoned
chaperoned
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Given her tailored costume, her appearance in their midst is not surprising, but in this homosocial world she was usuallychaperonedby several attentive men.
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The only way that other children could be protected would be for that child to bechaperonedcontinuously.
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When they had gone, others appeared andchaperonedme through deep-breathing exercises, to prevent my getting pneumonia after the anæsthetic.
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If there is to be a male midwife, he must bechaperoned.
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We shall also be asking health authorities to make provision for male midwives to bechaperonedas necessary.
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We need the safeguards and with reputable firms,et cetera, they are there: the children are wellchaperonedand the hours are not difficult.
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Instead of dating, they practicechaperonedcourtship, which encompasses the couple abstaining from any physical contact.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Physical contact between young men and women before marriage is not tolerated, and courting between couples ischaperoned.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Adolescent females by custom are closelychaperonedand stay near to home.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The couple waschaperonedon the date by two of the person's ex-partners.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Brought before the magistrate who hadchaperonedhis wife, he was again sentenced to transportation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He waschaperonedby an older student, who was thought to be his bodyguard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Younger fiances will bechaperoned, usually by a female friend, brother or sister while in the company of their future husband.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By 1931 she kept herself securelychaperonedto guard against such allegations.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.You are allowed to hunt without passing a hunting exam if you arechaperonedby someone that has passed the exam.
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