verb
rescue
REHS-kyoo
verb
1
To save someone or something from danger, harm, or a difficult situation.
"Firefighters rescued the family from the burning building."
"Volunteers rescued dozens of dogs from the flooded shelter."
noun
1
An act of saving someone or something from danger.
"The dramatic mountain rescue made national news."
How to Use Rescue
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo save someone from danger, or the act of doing so.
Common pairings
rescue mission
come to the rescue
rescue a pet
Word Forms
rescued past tense, rescues plural, rescues singular
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Etymology
From Old French rescourre, ultimately from Latin excutere, "to shake out," combined with the prefix re-.