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rescue

/ˈɹɛs.kju/noun, verb2 syllables

Rescue means: recovery or preservation from loss or danger.

Synonyms for rescue12

noun, as in recovery or preservation from loss or danger

deliverance, delivery, saving

verb, as in free from harm or evil

also used for rescue

free, pull out of the fire, liberate, release, recapture, retake, redeem, save

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What does rescue mean?3

noun

1

recovery or preservation from loss or danger“work is the deliverance of mankind”

verb

1

free from harm or evil

2

take forcibly from legal custody“rescue prisoners”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rescue in a sentence

  • After a few minutes of hanging on, the rescue team arrived.Amastan
  • When the firemen found out the girl's location, they ran to rescue her.marcelostockle
  • If you fall off that bridge, it'll be almost impossible to rescue you.CK
  • The rescue worker searched the area, looking for the child.thatrobotdev
  • During the storm, while most sought shelter, he calmly directed the rescue efforts.Nuel
  • After being frightened for many hours, her mother finally came to rescue her.cost_
  • I came near being drowned, trying to rescue a boy.CK
  • There is beauty in the use of force, when it rescues and protects.zogwarg

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rescue

as a noun

plural
rescues

as a verb

past tense
rescued
present participle
rescuing
third-person singular
rescues
past participle
rescued