to rescue
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1.0
- verb
- /ˈrɛskju/
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- They get out and start to help to rescue these children.
- rescue hostages
- try to rescue
- attempt to rescue
This is when they are rescuing a girl, right?
- This is when they are rescuing a girl, right?
- They get out and start to help to rescue these children.
- You know, he, he was killed trying to rescue the four man team.
- I just wanted to rescue this tiny camper.
- James, you're probably here to rescue your old chum.
- So we have a human girl who was rescued when her village was destroyed.
- Now we're going to go rescue some kids and change the world.
- So I think I can rescue you, but you know what?
- You have to rescue yourself from yourself.
- That was the mission, rescue the hostages.
Examples
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"At the local level, we've been trying to rescue kids who are in trouble."
Academic text (1999) -
British ships lower boats to rescue the few survivors.
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Got a girl who wants to rescue her brother.
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But the good news is, I think we can rescue it pretty easily.
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Come up here and rescue me right now.
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Men working late at their jobs rushed home to rescue their families.
Academic text (2011) -
They rescued him from a big cat sanctuary.
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I can't rescue you if I can't find you.
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Scholars will have to work hard to rescue our understanding of the Reagan era from misinformation.
Academic text (1990) -
Firefighters worked together to rescue the trapped climber from the mountainside.
Synonyms
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1.0
Rescue someone or something from danger
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8.9
To save someone from danger or evil
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3.1
To help someone who is in trouble or danger
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3.4
Arrive to help someone who is in trouble
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3.1
To help someone when they are in trouble
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9.6
To give help to someone in a difficult or dangerous time
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9.3
To help someone out of a dangerous or embarrassing situation at the last moment
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8.9
Save someone from a difficult situation at the last moment
To stop a person or thing from being ruined
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Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A planned effort to find and help people who are lost or in danger after an emergency
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2.8
Tools and devices used to save people in emergencies like stretchers and first aid kits
- Specialized
Organized effort to recover data and restart computer systems after a computer attack or failure
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Etymology
The word rescue comes from old French words that meant 'help' or 'save' people from danger. Think of pulling someone out of a river or a burning house; that picture shows why to rescue someone is to save them from harm.