escorted

USis-KORT-id/ɪsˈkɔɹtɪd/UKis-KAWT-id/ɪsˈkɔːtɪd/

2 meanings of escorted

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of escort.
Police escorted the protesters out of the building just after midnight.
He has escorted his cousin to every school formal since ninth grade.
Note
The form carries every meaning of the verb, so context does the sorting: a dignitary escorted to the podium is guarded or honored, a cousin escorted to a formal goes as a partner, and protesters escorted out of a building are being made to leave. One spelling serves as past and participle alike (police escorted them; they were escorted out), and before a noun it becomes the adjective of escorted tours.
2
adjective
Accompanied by an escort, or provided with one.
The travel company specializes in escorted tours of southern Italy.
The escorted convoy reached the border safely at dawn.
Similarguided, accompanied
Oppositeunaccompanied

escorted is a form of escort

escort, verb: To accompany someone in order to protect them or others, or to attend someone ceremonially as a mark of honor. Full entry

Forms: escortescorts he/she/itescorting -ing formescorted past tense, past participle
Spelling: escort → escorted: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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