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Meaning of "chaperon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHAPERON

From Old French, from chape hood, protective covering.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHAPERON

chaperon  [ˈʃæpəˌrəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAPERON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chaperon is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chaperon in English.

WHAT DOES CHAPERON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chaperone

Chaperone or Chaperon may refer to: ▪ Chaperone or chaperon, an adult who accompanies or supervises young people on social occasions ▪ Chaperone, a person who acts as a witness for a patient and a medical practitioner during a medical examination or procedure ▪ Chaperon, a form of hood or versatile hat worn in Western Europe in the Middle Ages...

Definition of chaperon in the English dictionary

The first definition of chaperon in the dictionary is an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions. Other definition of chaperon is someone who accompanies and supervises a group, esp of young people, usually when in public places. Chaperon is also to act as a chaperon to.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHAPERON

PRESENT

Present
I chaperon
you chaperon
he/she/it chaperons
we chaperon
you chaperon
they chaperon
Present continuous
I am chaperoning
you are chaperoning
he/she/it is chaperoning
we are chaperoning
you are chaperoning
they are chaperoning
Present perfect
I have chaperoned
you have chaperoned
he/she/it has chaperoned
we have chaperoned
you have chaperoned
they have chaperoned
Present perfect continuous
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I chaperoned
you chaperoned
he/she/it chaperoned
we chaperoned
you chaperoned
they chaperoned
Past continuous
I was chaperoning
you were chaperoning
he/she/it was chaperoning
we were chaperoning
you were chaperoning
they were chaperoning
Past perfect
I had chaperoned
you had chaperoned
he/she/it had chaperoned
we had chaperoned
you had chaperoned
they had chaperoned
Past perfect continuous
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will chaperon
you will chaperon
he/she/it will chaperon
we will chaperon
you will chaperon
they will chaperon
Future continuous
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
Future perfect
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 perfect continuous
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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would chaperon
you would chaperon
he/she/it would chaperon
we would chaperon
you would chaperon
they would chaperon
Conditional continuous
I would be chaperoning
you would be chaperoning
he/she/it would be chaperoning
we would be chaperoning
you would be chaperoning
they would be chaperoning
Conditional perfect
I would have chaperon
you would have chaperon
he/she/it would have chaperon
we would have chaperon
you would have chaperon
they would have chaperon
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been chaperoning
you would have been chaperoning
he/she/it would have been chaperoning
we would have been chaperoning
you would have been chaperoning
they would have been chaperoning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you chaperon
we let´s chaperon
you chaperon
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to chaperon
Past participle
chaperoned
Present Participle
chaperoning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHAPERON


aldosterone
ælˈdɒstəˌrəʊn
androsterone
ænˈdrɒstəˌrəʊn
corticosterone
ˌkɔːtɪˈkɒstəˌrəʊn
coumarone
ˈkuːməˌrəʊn
cumarone
ˈkuːməˌrəʊn
cyproterone
saɪˈprɒtəˌrəʊn
dehydroepiandrosterone
diːˌhaɪdrəʊˌɛpɪænˈdrɒstəˌrəʊn
drone
drəʊn
groan
ɡrəʊn
grown
ɡrəʊn
maron
mɑːˈrəʊn
norethisterone
ˌnɔːrəˈθɪstəˌrəʊn
overgrown
ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn
progesterone
prəʊˈdʒɛstəˌrəʊn
prone
prəʊn
roan
rəʊn
testosterone
tɛˈstɒstəˌrəʊn
throne
θrəʊn
thrown
θrəʊn
Tyrone
tɪˈrəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAPERON

chapbook
chape
chapeau
chapeaux
chapel
chapel of ease
chapel of rest
chapeless
chapelries
chapelry
chaperonage
chaperone
chapess
chapfallen
chapiter
chaplain
chaplaincy
chaplainry
chaplainship
chapless

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAPERON

Acheron
aileron
Cameron
Decameron
deuteron
erigeron
flaperon
grey heron
heron
hyperon
interferon
longeron
night heron
Oberon
operon
Percheron
Quiberon
seron
Theron
vigneron

Synonyms and antonyms of chaperon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chaperon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAPERON

Find out the translation of chaperon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chaperon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chaperon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伴侣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chaperon
570 millions of speakers

English

chaperon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संरक्षिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رافق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

компаньонка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acompanhante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একপ্রকার টুপি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaperon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chaperon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anstandsdame
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シャペロン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보호자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chaperon
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

người bảo vệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Chaperon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅप्टन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şaperon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accompagnare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chaperon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

компаньйонка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

însoțitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chaperon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chaperon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chaperon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Chaperon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chaperon

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAPERON»

The term «chaperon» is regularly used and occupies the 66.468 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAPERON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chaperon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chaperon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chaperon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAPERON»

Discover the use of chaperon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chaperon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wanted: A Chaperon
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Paul Leicester Ford, 2010
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Recollections of a Chaperon
Arabella Jane Sullivan Lady Barbarina Dacre. had of late felt considerable pain and uneasiness ; " and now, good night, my love, I do not feel quite well.'1 Habit did not deaden the keenness of her mortification. Every night when Emily ...
Arabella Jane Sullivan, Lady Barbarina Dacre, 1833
3
The Chaperon
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Charles Norris Williamson, 2008
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The Chaperon Bride
Always The Chaperon And Never The Bride.
Nicola Cornick, 2011
5
The Chaperon
Exploring the intricacies of relationships, this narrative captures the imagination of the reader. The well-drawn characters are rooted in the plot and elucidate the theme. A charming tale of family love and relationships.
Henry James, 2006
6
Easy French Storybook: Little Red Riding Hood: Le Petit ...
It's simple with McGraw-Hill's Easy French Storybook: Little Red Riding Hood. This book presents the classic fairy tale side-by-side in French and English.
Ana Lomba, 2005
7
Reading "Rotkäppchen": Sexual Connotations in Perrault's "Le ...
Essay from the year 2008 in the subject German - Literature, Works, grade: 1,0 (A), Texas Tech Universitat Lubbock, TX, USA (Texas Tech Universitat Lubbock, TX, USA - Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures, German ...
Juliane Schicker, 2009
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Le petit chaperon rouge: opera-feerie, en trois actes
LE PETIT CHAPERON ROUGE, OPERA-FEERIE. Jl CTE rBBJflIJER. Le Théâtre représente un site sauvage. ZTfs torrent qui coûte: entre deux montagnes, sépare les étals> de Rodolphe de ceux de Roger^ Ils communiquent par un frele pont ...
François Adrien Boieldieu, M. Théaulon (Marie-Emmanuel-Guillaume-Marguerite), 1831
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The Official Chaperon...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Natalie Sumner Lincoln, 2012
10
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
Sometimes I think that having a bath is the nicest part of the day, especially if you take too long over it, when you ought to be hurrying.
C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAPERON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chaperon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wael Shawky On Pulling the Strings of Crusade and Jihad at MoMA …
Without a royal or ecclesiastical chaperon to rein in their baser instincts, the People's Crusade was a genocidal melee that accumulated ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
To boldly go where no Israeli woman has gone before
Finding a reasonable hotel proved impossible, so eventually she asked her chaperon for permission to pitch a tent in his back yard. “He agreed ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
3
With hundreds of volunteers, school districts scrambling to comply …
Under the new bill, only volunteers who routinely provide direct care or supervision of children in a chaperon capacity would require checks. «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
4
Actress Douglas Webster dies at 92
She was happy enjoying the social scene, including a long period of dating Errol Flynn, whom her chaperon sister thought “charming,” as did ... «Royal Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Prep soccer: Oxford's Schoening learns goalkeeping, German style
In Germany, Hutton was the chaperon, taking the three keepers and four field players from place to place, while former German professional ... «Anniston Star, Jul 15»
6
Metagenomic study of red biofilms from Diamante Lake reveals …
We also found that the aioA gene in haloarchaea is always accompanied by the aioB gene and a chaperon-coding gene from the peptidylprolyl ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
Palaro medalists awarded with cash incentives
The athlete honorees were accompanied by their coaches and chaperon – Zarah Capinig from Bakhaw ES (Arnis coach); Enriquito Pesado ... «CNN, Jul 15»
8
Telepresence Robots Attend Campus Tours, Classes and More at …
On the ground (literally), the robots currently need a chaperon, Mathews said, because, although it takes some effort, they can be tipped over, ... «Campus Technology, Jul 15»
9
Palm Tran contractor settles suit on handling of disabled 5-year-old
Fuse's suit also said a chaperon provided by the school was not on the bus. The suit named Palm Tran Connection, the county's bus service for ... «Palm Beach Post, Jun 15»
10
Local culinary students head to Europe
Seven students from Connecticut, including Meriden and Cheshire, will be visiting France and Italy from July 8 to 19 accompanied by chaperon ... «Meriden Record-Journal, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Chaperon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chaperon>. May 2024 ».
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