rescue
/ˈɹɛs.kju/noun, verb2 syllables
Rescue means: recovery or preservation from loss or danger.
Synonyms for rescue12
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