rescue

//ˈrɛskjuː//
B1Frequency Level 8Neutral
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Verb

rescueInfinitive
rescuePresent tense
rescuedPast tense
rescuedPast participle
rescuingPresent participle
rescuesThird-person singular
1

to save someone or something from a dangerous, harmful, or difficult situation

Firefighters rescued three people from the burning building.

Noun

rescueSingular
rescuesPlural
1

an act of saving someone or something from danger or a difficult situation

The rescue of the trapped miners took several hours.

2

help that saves someone from a dangerous or difficult situation

The rescue came just in time to save the trapped miners.

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