Synonym Study

• Chaperon implies accompaniment, for reasons of propriety, of young unmarried people by an older or married person
• Escort also implies accompanying as a mark of honor or an act of courtesy
• Escort and convoy are both applied to the accompanying, as by an armed guard, of persons or things needing protection (convoy, esp. in the case of sea travel and escort, in the case of land travel)
• Attend implies presence either in a subordinate position or to render services Dr. Jones attended the patient
• Accompany means to go or be together with as a companion, associate, attribute, etc., and usually connotes equality of relationship he accompanied her to the theater