succour
verb/ˈsʌkə(r)/
/ˈsʌkər/
(also succor)
(literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they succour | /ˈsʌkə(r)/ /ˈsʌkər/ |
| he / she / it succours | /ˈsʌkəz/ /ˈsʌkərz/ |
| past simple succoured | /ˈsʌkəd/ /ˈsʌkərd/ |
| past participle succoured | /ˈsʌkəd/ /ˈsʌkərd/ |
| -ing form succouring | /ˈsʌkərɪŋ/ /ˈsʌkərɪŋ/ |
- succour somebody to help somebody who is suffering or having problemsWord OriginMiddle English: via Old French from medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere ‘run to the help of’, from sub- ‘from below’ + currere ‘run’.
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