rescue
verb/ˈreskjuː/
/ˈreskjuː/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rescue | /ˈreskjuː/ /ˈreskjuː/ |
| he / she / it rescues | /ˈreskjuːz/ /ˈreskjuːz/ |
| past simple rescued | /ˈreskjuːd/ /ˈreskjuːd/ |
| past participle rescued | /ˈreskjuːd/ /ˈreskjuːd/ |
| -ing form rescuing | /ˈreskjuːɪŋ/ /ˈreskjuːɪŋ/ |
- to save somebody/something from a dangerous or harmful situation
- rescue somebody/something from something/somebody The coastguard rescued six people from the sinking boat.
- The woman was rescued from her burning home by firefighters.
- You rescued me from an embarrassing situation.
- The house was rescued from demolition.
- rescue somebody/something from doing something He rescued a child from drowning.
- rescue somebody/something The hostages were rescued and brought to safety.
- The shelter rescues stray dogs.
- rescue somebody/something + adj. She had despaired of ever being rescued alive.
Synonyms savesaverescue ▪ bail out ▪ redeemThese words all mean to prevent somebody/something from dying, losing something, being harmed or embarrassed.save to prevent somebody/something from dying, being harmed or destroyed or losing something:- Doctors were unable to save him.
- a campaign to save the panda from extinction
- They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
- Don’t expect me to bail you out if it all goes wrong.
- He was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God.
- to save/rescue/redeem somebody/something from something
- to save/rescue/redeem a situation
- to save/redeem sinners/mankind
- to rescue somebody/bail somebody out financially
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerb2, War and conflictb2- The bank rescued the company from bankruptcy.
- They were eventually rescued by helicopter.
- He died while trying to rescue his children from the blaze.
- Police officers helped to rescue motorists stranded by the floods.
- The little boy had to be rescued by firemen.
- He was drowned in an attempt to rescue the child.
- The pony had been rescued from near starvation by a kindly old lady.
- They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rescoure from Latin re- (expressing intensive force) + excutere ‘shake out, discard’.
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