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chap·er·one
or chap·er·on (shăp′ə-rōn′)n.
1. A guide or companion whose purpose is to ensure propriety or restrict activity: "to see and feel the rough edges of the society ... without the filter of official chaperones" (Philip Taubman).
2. An older person who attends and supervises a social gathering for young people.
3. A person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public.
4. Any of a diverse group of proteins that assist macromolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, to assemble and fold into the proper three-dimensional structure as they are being synthesized. Also called molecular chaperone.
tr.v. chaper·oned, chaper·on·ing, chaper·ones
To act as chaperone to or for. See Synonyms at accompany.
[French chaperon, from chaperon, hood (since a respectable person who accompanies a young woman shields her from unwanted advances like a hood), from Old French, diminutive of chape, cape, head covering; see chape.]
chap′er·on′age (-rō′nĭj) n.
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chaperone
, chaperon - Chaperone comes from French chaperon, meaning "hood" or "cowl, head covering," which was worn from the 16th century by ladies who served as guides and guardians; chaperon is the standard spelling and chaperone is a variant resulting from pronunciation.See also related terms for hood.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
chaperone
Past participle: chaperoned
Gerund: chaperoning
| Imperative |
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| chaperone |
| chaperone |
| Present |
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| I chaperone |
| you chaperone |
| he/she/it chaperones |
| we chaperone |
| you chaperone |
| they chaperone |
| Preterite |
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| I chaperoned |
| you chaperoned |
| he/she/it chaperoned |
| we chaperoned |
| you chaperoned |
| they chaperoned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am chaperoning |
| you are chaperoning |
| he/she/it is chaperoning |
| we are chaperoning |
| you are chaperoning |
| they are chaperoning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have chaperoned |
| you have chaperoned |
| he/she/it has chaperoned |
| we have chaperoned |
| you have chaperoned |
| they have chaperoned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was chaperoning |
| you were chaperoning |
| he/she/it was chaperoning |
| we were chaperoning |
| you were chaperoning |
| they were chaperoning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had chaperoned |
| you had chaperoned |
| he/she/it had chaperoned |
| we had chaperoned |
| you had chaperoned |
| they had chaperoned |
| Future |
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| I will chaperone |
| you will chaperone |
| he/she/it will chaperone |
| we will chaperone |
| you will chaperone |
| they will chaperone |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have chaperoned |
| you will have chaperoned |
| he/she/it will have chaperoned |
| we will have chaperoned |
| you will have chaperoned |
| they will have chaperoned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be chaperoning |
| you will be chaperoning |
| he/she/it will be chaperoning |
| we will be chaperoning |
| you will be chaperoning |
| they will be chaperoning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been chaperoning |
| you have been chaperoning |
| he/she/it has been chaperoning |
| we have been chaperoning |
| you have been chaperoning |
| they have been chaperoning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been chaperoning |
| you will have been chaperoning |
| he/she/it will have been chaperoning |
| we will have been chaperoning |
| you will have been chaperoning |
| they will have been chaperoning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been chaperoning |
| you had been chaperoning |
| he/she/it had been chaperoning |
| we had been chaperoning |
| you had been chaperoning |
| they had been chaperoning |
| Conditional |
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| I would chaperone |
| you would chaperone |
| he/she/it would chaperone |
| we would chaperone |
| you would chaperone |
| they would chaperone |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have chaperoned |
| you would have chaperoned |
| he/she/it would have chaperoned |
| we would have chaperoned |
| you would have chaperoned |
| they would have chaperoned |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Noun 1. chaperone - one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
den mother - a woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts
duenna - a woman chaperon
housemother - a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
Verb 1. chaperone - accompany as a chaperone
escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"
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Translations
مُرافِقَه،رَقيبَهيُرافِق
gardedámadělat gardegarde
anstandsdamechaperone
gardedámgardíroz
fylgja og gætavelsæmisvörîur
būti palydovekompanionėpalydovė
pavadītpavadone
garderobiť garde
dadı şaperonşaperonluk/dadılık yapmak
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
chaperone
chaperon [ˈʃæpəˌrəʊn]1. n → accompagnatore/trice
2. vt → fare da accompagnatore/trice, accompagnare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chaperone
(ˈʃӕpərəun) noun someone, especially an older lady, who accompanies a girl in public. chaperone مُرافِقَه،رَقيبَه (لفتاه) компаньонка dama de companhia gardedáma die Anstandsdame anstandsdame; chaperone συνοδός κοπέλας carabina saatjadaam شخص مسن تر که دختران جوان را همراهی می کند esiliina chaperon מלווה चौकसी करने वाली स्त्री pratilica djevojke gardedám pengantar, pengawal velsæmisvörður dama di compagnia 付き添い (사교계에 나가는 젊은 여성의) 여성 보호자 palydovė, kompanionė pavadone (jaunai meitenei sabiedrībā) pengantar chaperonne anstand przyzwoitka يو پوخ سړى يا ښځه چه دځواناننو سره وى او دهغوى داوضاعو مراقبت كوى dama de companhia însoţitoare дуэнья garde(dáma) gardedama, spremljevalka pratilja förkläde หญิงสูงอายุที่ไปเป็นเพื่อนหญิงสาวที่ยังไม่ได้แต่งงาน şaperon, dadı (陪少女出席公開場合的)年長女伴 заміжня компаньйонка نگران ، ذمہ دار người đi kèm (在社交场所陪伴未婚少女的)年长女伴
verbTheir aunt chaperoned the two girls at the ball. chaperonneer يُرافِق придружавам acompanhar dělat garde als Anstandsdame begleiten være anstandsdame for συνοδεύω κοπέλα ir de carabina con, acompañar saatjadaamiks olema به عنوان شخص بزرگتر همراهی کردن olla esiliinana chaperonner לְלָווֹת लड़कियों की चौकसी करना pratiti djevojku gardíroz mengantar, mengawal fylgja og gæta fare da chaperon 付き添う 보호자로서 동반하다 būti palydove pavadīt (jaunu meiteni sabiedrībā) mengantar chaperonneren være anstand for towarzyszyć د يو لوى سړى په احترام مشايعت كول acompanhar a însoţi сопровождать robiť garde spremljati čuvati devojku vara förkläde åt ไปเป็นเพื่อนหญิงสาวที่ยังไม่ได้แต่งงาน şaperonluk/dadılık yapmak 陪伴 супроводжувати дівчину в публічних місцях نگرانی کرنا đi kèm 陪伴
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