ratować — meaning in English

English meaning

• rescue verb To save someone or something from danger, harm, or a difficult situation.
• retrieve verb To get something back, especially something that was lost, stored, or left somewhere.
• salvage noun The rescue of a ship, its cargo, or other property from damage or loss, or the property recovered this way.
• salve noun A soothing or healing ointment applied to the skin.
• save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.

Senses

ratować is used for these senses in English:

• rescue To save from any violence, danger or evil.
• salvage (transitive, of discarded goods) To put to use.
• salve To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint.
• save (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.

rescue — full definition

1. verb To save someone or something from danger, harm, or a difficult situation.
2. noun An act of saving someone or something from danger.

retrieve — full definition

1. verb To get something back, especially something that was lost, stored, or left somewhere.
2. verb To fetch and bring back, as a dog does with game or a thrown object.
3. verb To fix or make up for a mistake, loss, or bad situation.

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